Luke's Portrayal of the Social Dimension in the Ministry of Jesus and the Apostles (Luke-Acts) According to Isaiah's Message of Social Justice in Chapters 61:1–2 and 58:6. (3rd April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Afulike, Caleb C.
• Is Part Of: Journal of religious & theological information. Volume 17:Number 2(2018)
• Page Start: 41
• Page End: 54
• Publication Date: 2018-04-03
• Subjects: Bible -- Isaiah -- Jesus -- Kingdom of God -- Luke-Acts -- Social justice; Theology -- Bibliography -- Methodology -- Periodicals; Religion -- Bibliography -- Methodology -- Periodicals; Theological libraries -- Periodicals; Libraries -- Special collections -- Theology -- Periodicals; 026.2
• DOI: 10.1080/10477845.2017.1369765
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1047-7845

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article seeks to explore the manner in which Luke depicts the social aspects of the ministry of Jesus and the apostles in Luke-Acts based on his citations from Isa. 61.1–2 and 58.6. In essence, it demonstrates that Luke's appropriation of Isaiah motifs was not just spiritual but also practical. In doing this, the author appraises the dominant interpretive rubrics with which scholars have discussed the influence of Isaiah on Luke's account, namely, jubilee and second exodus. While acknowledging that these are prominent Isaiah themes in Luke, the author argues for a third—the kingdom of God as the controlling theme in Luke, to which both jubilee and second exodus are subsets. Exodus is necessary for the formation of a new nation or kingdom but it is not in itself the kingdom. Jubilee is the governing principle of the kingdom of God, a theme that runs through Luke-Act.