Category Archives: Luke

The Call of the Wilderness

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

The Behemoth, a sister magazine of Christianity Today, has just published an article of mine on the subject of the call of the wilderness. Although the wilderness may appear to be an area—in the words of the 1964 US Wilderness … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Polarization

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

My latest guest post on the Political Theology blog was posted a couple of days ago. This week, I discuss Luke’s account of the meeting with Simeon and Anna in the temple: Christians are often inclined to downplay the political … Continue reading →

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#Luke2Acts—Some Notes on Luke 17 to 24

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

I have written a number of posts of notes on Luke as I have been working through it in the #Luke2Acts Twitter Bible study. In this, the final post, I have put together just over a week’s worth of tweets … Continue reading →

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#Luke2Acts – Some Notes on Luke 5 to 16

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

Matt Armstrong has very kindly assembled all of my #Luke2Acts tweets from Luke 5-16 into a single document. I thought that I would order them into a less tweet-like form and post them here. You can see my other posts … Continue reading →

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The Prophet Oded and the Good Samaritan

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

In the #Luke2Acts Bible study on Twitter, we recently studied Luke 10, with the parable of the Good Samaritan and Jesus’ visit to Mary and Martha. Rereading these accounts a number of things struck me. I thought that I would … Continue reading →

Posted in #Luke2Acts, 2 Chronicles, Bible, Ethics, Luke, N.T. Wright, NT, NT Theology, Scripture, The Church, Theological | 8 Comments

Jesus, the Goat for Azazel

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

The following is a long excursus from my previous post on the meaning of Mark’s account of Jesus’ time in the wilderness. As it grew longer, I decided to remove it from that piece and post it separately. Joey Cochran … Continue reading →

Posted in #Luke2Acts, 1 Samuel, Bible, Genesis, Leviticus, Luke, Mark, Matthew, NT, NT Theology, OT, OT Theology, The Atonement, Theological | 25 Comments

#Luke2Acts – Some Notes on Luke 3 and 4

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

The following are an extensive list of thoughts on Luke 3 to 4, arising from the Twitter Bible study, #Luke2Acts. I hadn’t originally planned to post this. However, as I got rather absorbed into these two chapters, I thought that … Continue reading →

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#Luke2Acts – Some Notes on Luke 1 and 2

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

Yesterday the new Twitter group Bible study, #Luke2Acts, began with Luke 1 and today we have been looking at Luke 2. The following are some of the thoughts that I have had while reading the first couple of chapters. Most … Continue reading →

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Twitter Bible Reading Group

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

Anyone who has been following this blog for any period of time should know that I find few things more exciting than reading and discussion of Scripture. I have already participated in a couple of Twitter Bible reading groups in … Continue reading →

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Exodus Themes in Luke 9:10-50

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

In my church’s midweek Bible study groups last night, we were going through Luke 9:10-50. It struck me that there are a number of interesting potential Exodus themes in there. Here are a few that jumped out at me. If … Continue reading →

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