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The first half of Luke's history of the church which, along with Acts, was addressed to a certain "Theophilus". The gospel of Luke covers the life of Jesus from his birth to his resurrection.
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What does Luke 18:8 mean, and how is "faith" used in this context?
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Luke 18:8 is at the end of a conversation that began back at Luke 17:20, where Jesus was asked by a pharisee when the kingdom of God would come. … Jesus then continued the conversation with his disciples and instructed them in regard to "the day when the Son of Man is revealed" (Luke 17:30). …
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Was Jesus tempted during the forty days in Luke 4?
This is clearly an hermeneutic question, and it beggars belief that anyone would want to shut it down.
Here is the Greek of the passage ...
... which says:
1Then, full of the Holy Spirit, Jesu …
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How exactly does parable of a tower and a war (Luke 14:28-33) mean that we should give up ev...
Luke 14:28-32 is about "counting the cost" in order to avoid being humiliated. …
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What did the penitent thief mean by the word "deeds" (πράσσω)?
By way of adding to those who have given a definition for the word, I would say this.
Even though we have such a short account of the thief, it is clear that he:
repented - "Dost not thou fear God …
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Why did God Take Zachariah's Voice?
Luke 1:13 (KJV)
So, Zacharias was instructed to name the child, John. … Luke 1:65-66 (KJV) …
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When Jesus discusses the cost of discipleship in Luke who are the kings at war and what do t...
Luke 14:31-32 (KJV)
The king going to make war is the one who would be a disciple of Jesus, and as a disciple of Jesus, the world, the flesh and/or the devil are the kings against whom he would be called … Luke 17:12-19 (KJV)
The only thing that God requires is that we advertise his goodness -- the grace and mercy he has extended to us. …
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Why did Jesus not respond to Herod?
Mark records that the Herodians 1 were complicit in a plot to destroy Jesus:
And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
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Does the story of the thief on the cross imply that Jesus believed religious practice was un...
Requirements for Savation
In his testimony before Agrippa, Paul relates the commission given to him by Jesus, and then says to the king:
Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the …
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In Luke 2:49, should the Greek text be understood as “my Father’s business” or “my Father’s ...
Here is how I would translate Luke 2:49
And he said to them, Why were you looking for me? Do you not know that I am bound to be involved in the affairs of my Father? …
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Why did boy Jesus, 12 years old, remain behind in Jerusalem?
D. Brent has given a good answer.
To address the concerns of the OP that references to "Bar Mitzvah" are not found the Bible, there are other early texts that provide the necessary support for it.
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Was Jesus named after the eighth day of his birth?
So at the time Luke was writing, naming a boy at his circumcision seems to be a general practice, but was it a requirement of the Law? … So, the practice as recorded by Luke is simply cultural, being part of Jewish tradition and hence not required in order to maintain a person's right relationship with God. …
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Why would Mary and Joseph offer "turtle doves" in Luke 2:24?
Emphasis mine:
And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unt …
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In Luke 17:5, what is the meaning of the phrase «πρόσθες ἡμῖν πίστιν»?
I would translate Luke 17:5 this way:
Πρόσθες is best given as "increase" because it communicates the idea of enhancing what already exists. …
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Why did angels speak a sentence of eleven words without a verb?
The angels in the context of Luke 2 where doing a similar thing, i.e. making an official proclamation concerning the extraordinary event that had just taken place in Bethlehem. … The Greek of Luke 2:14 is interesting, though:
The first thing to note is: ἐν ὑψίστοις. Should it be given as "among highest (ones)" or "in highest (places)"? …
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Were the Pharisees baptized by John?
Matthew 3:7
Here's what I get from the Greek:
But, seeing many of those of the Pharisees and Sadducees being brought to his baptism, he said to them, Spawn of vipers! What convinced you to escape …
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