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1. INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS 1.1 Introduction to the Gospel of Luke The Gospel of Luke is written in about AD 70 at Greece and it is mainly written for the Gentiles. Luke who was a gentile is the only one New Testament writer who was not a Jew. [1] The Gospel speaks that Jesus is the saviour of whole humanity. Luke, who was the companion of St. Paul might have obtained more information about Jesus from him. [2] Luke intended to show all Christians especially gentile Christians that the Saviour had come and He had come to save the whole human race. Luke is also the author of Acts of the Apostles , and in Acts we see the Apostles carrying the tides of salvation to the whole world. [3] Thus we can figure out an internal relation between Apostles and then Church with Christ. This Gospel keeps good relation with Pauline Letters because it exhibits the liberal and spiritual nature of Christianity and advocates faith and repentance apart from the work of Law, grace and Holy

Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS . 1 1.1 Justification and Unity of the Text 1 1.2 Translation of the Selected Text 2 1.3 Other Possible Translations . 2 1.4 Context of the Text 3 2. COMMENTARY ON THE TEXT . 3 2.1 Vague and Unclear aspects of the Text 3 2.2 Important Words from the Text 6 3. THEOLIGICAL MESSAGE .. 6 BIBLIOGRAPHY .. 7 1. INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS 1.1 Justification and Unity of the Text The text of the exegesis is taken from Luke 9, 57-62. We can find some reasons regarding the unity of the text. The passage focuses on the deeper meaning of discipleship. The call to discipleship is a call to follow Jesus in the way of the cross. It is not just being a disciple of the master, but it is a challenge to have one’s whole life and existence to be determined by and patterned after the crucified Messiah. In other words it is the call to share the fate of Jesus. [1] A vital theme of the passage is Jour