Good news to the poor: A Lukan leitmotif
The phrase “good news to the poor” summarizes Jesus’ mission in Luke’s Gospel, with issues of poverty and wealth deeply implicated in issues of belonging, power, and social privilege, in addition to more narrowly defined economic concerns. Following Jesus raises pressing questions concerning possess...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2014
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Review and expositor
Year: 2014, Volume: 111, Issue: 2, Pages: 173-179 |
| Further subjects: | B
poverty and wealth
B rich and poor B Gospel of Luke |
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| Summary: | The phrase “good news to the poor” summarizes Jesus’ mission in Luke’s Gospel, with issues of poverty and wealth deeply implicated in issues of belonging, power, and social privilege, in addition to more narrowly defined economic concerns. Following Jesus raises pressing questions concerning possessions, with Luke calling for forms of distribution in which the needy receive care and friendship and the wealthy give without expectation of return. |
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| ISSN: | 2052-9449 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review and expositor
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0034637314524374 |