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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Published in:Review and expositor
Main Author: Green, Joel B. 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2014
In: Review and expositor
Further subjects:B poverty and wealth
B rich and poor
B Gospel of Luke
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Parallel Edition:Electronic
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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.
ISSN:2052-9449
Contains:Enthalten in: Review and expositor
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0034637314524374