Study of the Readings
ed. by
Joyce Ann Zimmerman,
et al
• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First Two Readings
• Experience
John J. Pilch
Luke definitely proposes Jesus as a model to follow and imitate. This challenges modern believers to reconsider the biblical image and their image of God.
Christ delivered his people from bondage. He saved us from the power of Satan and of sin, freed us, and subjected us to his own rule.
Dennis
Hamm, SJ
Luke's version of the crucifixion and death gives us Jesus’ remarkable expression of forgiveness: “Father, forgive them; they know not what they do.”
Reginald H. Fuller
The passion and death of Christ are not isolated events but of a piece with his whole ministry.