Category Archives: #Luke2Acts

The Politics of the King’s Donkey

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve just posted over on Political Theology Today, discussing the Lukan narrative of Christ’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem: Indeed, the signs of the establishment of the kingdom and of Saul as king given by Samuel correlate remarkably with the signs that … Continue reading →

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Pentecost!

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

As it is Pentecost tomorrow, I took the time to correct a broken picture and some formatting problems in an old post on the subject: The Background of Pentecost. Within the post, I discuss several of the Old Testament narratives … Continue reading →

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#Luke2Acts—Some Notes on John 14 to 21

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

The Twitter #Luke2Acts Bible study has just reached the final chapter of John. I have written notes from the beginning of Luke. The full list of Luke posts is found here. The full list of John posts is found here. JOHN … Continue reading →

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#Luke2Acts—Some Notes on John 3 to 13

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

Last night I posted some of my comments on chapters 1 and 2 of John in the continuing #Luke2Acts Twitter Bible study. The following are more condensed notes on John 3 to 13.   JOHN 3 I’ve addressed the theme … Continue reading →

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#Luke2Acts—Some Notes on John 1 and 2

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

The #Luke2Acts study has continued on Twitter over the last couple of weeks (you can see my notes on Luke here). I thought that I would post some notes from chapters 1 and 2 of John. I wasn’t able to … Continue reading →

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New Birth in the Gospel of John

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

[I wrote this essay over seven years ago and would write it rather differently, were I to write it today. It is fairly mediocre and doesn’t make for especially gripping reading, but I thought that I would post it now because it … 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 →

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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 | 22 Comments