From the wilderness - 11 October 2011 |
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Commentaries on Luke sometimes give the impression (perhaps unintentionally), especially in their analytical outlines, that Jesus’ ministry, and therefore his journey to Jerusalem, begins in Galilee, in 4:14.
But it makes more sense, I think, to say that the journey begins in the wilderness, back in 3:1.
- This is where John the Baptist begins;
- This is also where Jesus begins in 4:1;
- This makes more sense of the anti-parellel with the journey in Acts (Jerusalem – Judea – Samaria – ends of the earth, 1:8).
This also highlights the obvious themes about return from wilderness-exile suggested in 3:4-6 and so on.
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Posted by Steve Jeffery · Topics: Minister's Blog