To Inherit Eternal Life: Jesus, the Lawyer, and Luke’s Soteriological Grammar

This article addresses a complex and perennial interpretive issue vis-à-vis the third Gospel’s soteriological grammar, which therefore requires a complex approach. If, as many scholars have noted, salvation in Luke is inextricably tied to public adherence to Jesus, then why does Jesus, in his encoun...

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Main Author: Leim, Joshua Eugene (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Eisenbrauns 2021
In: Bulletin for biblical research
Year: 2021, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 167-190
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
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