The Synoptic Gospels & Acts

 


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Outline of the Gospel of Luke
New Jerome Biblical Commentary

Outline

  1. Preface (1:1-4)
  1. Dawn of God’s Fulfillment of Promise (1:5-2:52)
      1. Gabriel’s Annunciation of the Birth of John to Zechariah in the Temple (1:5-25)
      2. Gabriel’s Annunciation of the Birth of Jesus to Mary in Obscure Nazareth (1:26:38)
      3. Elizabeth’s and Mary’s Pronouncements about the Meaning of Jesus in God’s Plan of Salvation (1:39-56)

A’       Zechariah’s Pronouncement of the Meaning of John in God’s Plan of Salvation (1:57-80)
B’       The Angel’s Pronouncement about the Meaning of Baby Jesus Lying in the Manger (2:1-20)
C’       Simeon’s Pronouncement of the Meaning of the Baby Jesus Who Has Come into the Temple (2:21-40)
D.       Bridge of Passage: Conclusion to Luke’s Overture, Jesus’ Pronouncement about Himself, and Anticipation of the Future Journey of Jesus, God’s Son, form Galilee to Jerusalem (2:41-52)
III. Preparation for Jesus’ Public Ministry (3:1-4:13)

  1. John the Baptist’s Preaching (3:1-4:13)
  2. Jesus Baptism (3:21-22)
  3. Jesus, Culmination of God’s Plan in Creation and Salvation History (3:23-28)
  4. Jesus, God’s Son and Servant, Conquers the Devil (4:1-13)
  1. Jesus’ Galilean Ministry (4:14-9:50
    1. Anticipatory Description of Jesus’ Galilean Ministry (4:14-15)
    2. God’s Promises Fulfilled in Jesus for all (4:16-30)
    3. God’s Kingdom Restores Men and Women to Wholeness (4:31-44)
    4. Positive Response to Jesus’ Kingdom Message (5:1-11)
    5. Jesus’ Boundary-Breaking Ministry for Outcasts (5:12-16)
    6. Religious Leaders Oppose Jesus’ Kingdom Message (5:17-6:111)
    7. Jesus’ Power to Forgive Sins (5:17-26)
    8. Jesus’ Mission Is for sinners (5:27-32)
    9. Jesus Is the Bridegroom and Provider of New Wine (5:33-39)
    10. The Sabbath is Subordinate to Jesus (6:1-5)
    11. Compassionate Jesus Cures on the Sabbath (6:6-11)
    12. The Gathering of Reconstituted Israel (6:12-49)
  2. Jesus’ Selection of Twelve Apostles (6:12-16)
  3. The Sermon on the Plain (6:17-49)
    1. Jesus’ Kingdom Message Is for Men and Women and Shatters the Boundaries of  Clean and Unclean (7:1-9:6)
  4. Unclean Gentiles Are Open to Jesus’ Kingdom Message (7:1-10)
  5. God’s Prophet, Jesus, Has Compassion on a Widow (7:11-17)
  6. The Roles of John and Jesus in God’s Plan of Salvation (7:18-35)
  7. A Woman Sinner Responds to God’s Gift of Forgiveness (7:36-50)
  8. The Women Disciples of Jesus (8:1-3)
  9. Diverse Ways of Hearing God’s Word (8:4-21)
  10. Jesus Conquers Chaos (8:22-25)
  11. Jesus Restores a Demented Gentile to Human Community
  12. Jesus’ Power Goes beyond Ritual Purity and Gives Life to Two Women (8:40-56)
  13. The Twelve Continue Jesus’ Kingdom Mission (9:1-6)
    1. Responses to Jesus as His Galilean Ministry Draws to a Close (9:7-50)
      1. The Fate of Jesus’ Forerunner Is His Fate and That of His Disciples (9:7-9)
      2. Jesus’ Gift of Food Is Linked to His Cross (9:10-17)
      3. The Cross in the Lives of the Messiah and His Disciples (9:18-27)
      4. Jesus’ Transfiguration and the Divine Confirmation of the Way of the Cross (9:28-36)
      5. How the Cross Interprets Jesus’ Merciful Deeds (9:37-45)
      6. The Disciples’ Misunderstanding of the Meaning of Following Jesus (9:46-50)

 

  1. Jesus’ Journey to Jerusalem (9:51-19:27)
    1. First Part of Instruction on the Meaning of the Christian Way (9:51-13:21)
      1. The Samaritan Rejection and Nonretaliation (9:51-56)
      2. The Cost of Discipleship (9:57-62)
      3. Jesus’ Teaching about Mission (10:1-24)
      4. The Christian Mission and Observance of the Law (10:25-37)
      5. Discipleship for Men and Women (10:38-42)
      6. Jesus’ Disciples of Prayer (11:1-13)
      7. Controversies Reveal the Meaning of Jesus’ Journey (11:14-36)
      8. Almsgiving Makes One Clean before God (11:37-54)
      9. Disciples Meet with External and Internal Opposition (12:1-59)
      10. All Need to Repent (13:1-9)
      11. An Illustration of the Nature of God’s Kingdom (13:11-17)
      12. Despite Opposition God’s Kingdom Grows (13:18-21)
    2. Second Part of Instruction on the Meaning of the Christian Way (13:22-17:10)
      1. The Need for Repentance Stressed Again (13:22-30)
      2. Jesus Obediently Journeys to Jerusalem (13:31-35)
      3. The Inclusive Nature of Jesus’ Kingdom Banquet (14:1-24)
      4. The Demands of Discipleship Repeated (14:25-35)
      5. God’s Mercy for Sinners Thrice Illustrated (15:1-32)
      6. The Necessity of Sharing Possessions with the Needy (16:1-31)
      7. The Inward Renewal of Disciples (17:1-10)
    3. Third Part of Instruction on the Meaning of the Christian Way (17:11-19:27)
      1. The Gratitude and Faith of a Samaritan Leper (17:11-19)
      2. Fidelity While Waiting for the Coming of the Son of Man (17:20-18:8)
      3. Disciples Must Depend on God Rather Than on Themselves (18:9-17)
      4. The Wealthy Have Great Difficulty Entering God’s Kingdom (18:18-30)
      5. Jesus’ Passion and Vindication (18:31-34)
      6. Summaries of Jesus’ Ministry to the Outcasts (18:35-19:10)
      7. Disciples Must Take Risks in Following Jesus the King (19:11-27)
  1. Jerusalem Rejects God’s Prophet and Son and Temple (19:28-21:38)
    1. Jesus Takes Over the Jerusalem Temple (19:28-48)
      1. Jesus is Hailed as King (19:28-40)
      2. Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem (19:41-44)
      3. Jesus Takes Possession of the Temple and Is the Temple (19:45-46)
      4. The Responses of the People and Religious Leaders to Jesus (19:47-48)
    2. Jesus Affirms His Authority to Speak for God (20:1-21:4)
      1. Jesus Is a Prophet Commissioned by God (20:1-8)
      2. Jesus is God’s Son and the Cornerstone of Reconstituted Israel (20:9-19)
      3. Jesus Truly Teaches the Way of God (20:20-26)
      4. Jesus’ God is the God Who Gives and Sustains Life Beyond the Grave (20:27-40)
      5. Jesus the Messiah Is David’s Son and Lord (20:41-44)
      6. Worship of God and a Life-Style of Justice (20:45-21:4)

 

  1.   Jesus’ Last Meal and Association with Sinners (22:1-23:56a)
    1. Jesus’ Farewell Discourse at a Meal (22:1-38)
      1. Preparation for Jesus’ Farewell Discourse to His Disciples (22:1-13)
      2. The Eucharis as Jesus’ Legacy to the Church (22:14-20)
      3. Will Future Disciples Betray Jesus? (22:21-23)
      4. The Meaning of Leadership in Luke’s Communities (22:24-30)
      5. Peter’s Role in the Church (22:31-34)
      6. The Justification for the Changed Missionary Praxis of Luke’s Communities (22:35-38)
    2. Jesus’ Fidelity and Disciples’ Failure during Trial (22:39-71)
      1. Jesus and His Disciples Contrasted in Prayer (22:39-46)
      2. Infidelity and Fidelity Contrasted (22:47-53)
      3. The Fidelity of Jesus, Son of God, & of Peter Contrasted (22:54-71)
    3. To the End, the Innocent Jesus Associates with Sinners (23:1-56a)
      1. The Wronged and Righteous Jesus Is Handed Over to Crucifixion (23:1-25)
      2. Jesus, Rejected Prophet, Calls for Repentance (23:26-31)
      3. Jesus, among Sinners, Prayers for Forgiveness (23:32-34)
      4. Negative and Positive Responses to Jesus (23:35-49)
      5. Jesus is Given a Kingly Burial (23:50-56a)
    • Jesus’ Vindication, Promise of the Spirit, and Ascension (23:56b-24:53)
      • Women as Evangelists (23:56b-24:12)
      • Emmaus and Return to the Journey of Discipleship (24:13-35)
      • Commissioning and Ascension (24:36-53)

 




 

 

 

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