Luke begins by reminding the reader of the importance of place and of the human systems that dictate the affairs of peoples and lands. The story opens in Jerusalem, with an old priest at the temple. Israel is worshiping God in a new temple, yet still in subjugation to foreign kings. The system has not changed. Yet Yahweh, now known by a title rather than a name (“the Lord”), reengages the world in a new way. Yahweh’s name is now so highly regarded that people in the story no longer speak it. Although