3.     GIVE DIRECTION TO ORDER

as in the Gospel of Luke

 

 

 

Section B

ACQUIRE QUALITIES FOR ORDERED COMMUNITY

Luke 4:31-9:51

 

Paragraph "Hooks" are place names c/f Jesus & disciples

 

 

 

Paragraph sequence

goes forward

Paragraph "Hooks" set these paragraphs out into

 two parallel lines

 

The "hook" is where Jesus went"

 

Paragraph sequence

goes forwardparallel to the paired paragraphs

 

 

1

Capernaum with authority

1

Capernaum, centurion/ authority

2

Synagogue/city - demons

2

City Nain - widow & son

3

House of Simon's mother

3

House Simon the Pharisee -ointment woman

4

Desert/cities & synagogues

4

Cities & villages

5

Boats, big catch

5

Boat, stills storm

6

City, leper

6

Gerasenes/city -demonised man

7

Deserts, prayers

7

Journey - reflecting woman

8

(House) forgives paralytic

8

House - raises Jairus' daughter,

9

House of Levi /disciple

9

Villages/houses / disciples

10

Cornfield -eating on Sabbath

10

Outside Bethsaida - feeds 5,000

11

Synagogue, what they might do

11

Alone - things to suffer

12

Mountains to pray - picks 12

12

Mountain to pray - picks 3

13

Coming down, foundation laid

13

Down mountain, lay (foundations) re sayings

"Go to Jerusalem" 9:51

 

 

 

The writer Luke appears to carefully match the paragraph pairs of his Section B, into parallel lines.  Like Matthew Luke also concludes each of his Sections with a statement.  For Luke, this repeated statement is about Jesus on a journey to Jerusalem.  Thus  Section A shows Jesus passing through and beyond the people of Nazareth.  Then Sections B, C, and D conclude with a "to Jerusalem" statement.  Luke also puts the "to Jerusalem" statement mid-way through his Section D, beside the theme of forgiveness which has a key place in the structures of the first three gospels. Luke's .Section E concludes with Jesus at his destination of teaching in the Jerusalem temple.  Then Section F (and the gospel) finishes with the disciples returning to Jerusalem.