Week 9- The Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles

Part three of a three week series on “The Synoptic Gospels: Christianity & Jesus of Nazareth.” Tim discusses Jesus’s divine origins, Luke’s emphasis on social justice issues, the work of the Holy Spirit, the origins of the Christian church, and the power of the Gospel and Christian mission. One of the most important theological issues raised in this two book set tracks the movement from an exclusive faith (for Jews only) to an inclusive faith, which offers the Gospel to the entire world. Another important issue has to do with God’s favorable view of those who were traditionally marginalized by society, such as women and the poor. These lectures demonstrate why Luke is both the inspiration for the social Gospel and social progressiveness, and the champion for a spirituality rooted in forgiveness of sins in Jesus’s name and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.