3. GIVE DIRECTION TO ORDER
as in the Gospel of Luke
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Section B ACQUIRE QUALITIES FOR ORDERED COMMUNITY Luke 4:31-9:51
Paragraph "Hooks" are place names c/f Jesus & disciples
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Paragraph "Hooks" set these paragraphs out into two parallel lines
The "hook" is where Jesus went"
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Paragraph sequence goes forward, parallel to the paired paragraphs |
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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. |