The Message of John the Forerunner in the Gospel of Luke
The Message of John the Forerunner in the Gospel of Luke
Author(s): Ilie Melniciuc-PuicăSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Biblical studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: "John Baptist"; "worship"; "St. Ambrose"; "soldiers"; "tax collectors";
Summary/Abstract: John the Baptist is described in the Gospel of Luke in unprecedented ways. His prophetic mandate, as Forerunner, written in the text of the prophecy of Isaiah 40, is presented first in Luke’s Gospel chapter three. After this introductory phase, the warning of his message in chapter three is directed from the tax collectors, soldiers and Pharisees, with the purpose of producing fruitful wages of repentance. The biblical text is developed with St. Ambrose patristic commentary from Expositio Evangilii secundum Lucam. The pedagogical manner of John’s message is evident in Luke’s Gospel, rather Matthew or Mark where is emphasized the imminent vengeance of God above sinners.
Journal: Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi. Teologie Ortodoxă
- Issue Year: 23/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 59-76
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English