Mobile Ed: NT322 Book Study: The Gospel of Luke (10 hour course)

by Darrell L. Bock; Logos Mobile Education

Publisher:

Lexham Press

, 2018

Overview

In NT322, Dr. Darrell L. Bock walks through the Gospel of Luke. He looks at the major themes in the book, including discipleship, faithfulness to God, and the priority of the kingdom of God. Dr. Bock explains important background information and provides an overview of the narrative flow of the book as he shows how Jesus works in the context of Luke’s narrative.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion you should be able to:

• Explain the purpose of Luke’s Gospel
• Understand why the temple leaders wanted Jesus crucified
• Gain insight into how to be a faithful disciple who pleases God
• Follow the clues to Jesus’s identity as the story of His words and deeds unfolds
• Explain the parables found only in the Gospel of Luke
• Understand how to treat the poor, the suffering, and the weak as Jesus would

Course Outline

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and the Course

Unit 1: Background to Luke and Acts

• Luke, the Orphan of the Gospels
• Who Wrote the Gospel of Luke?
• Date of the Gospel of Luke
• Purpose of the Gospel of Luke
• Genre and Orality of Luke

Unit 2: Prologue and Infancy Narratives (Luke 1:1–2:52)

• Prologue and Announcement of John the Baptist
• Announcement of the Birth of Jesus
• Mary’s Visit to Elizabeth
• Birth of John the Baptist
• Birth of Jesus
• Piety and Division
• Jesus Speaks for Himself

Unit 3: Baptism, Roots, and Temptation (Luke 3:1–4:13)

• John the Baptist: One Who Goes Before
• Baptism of Jesus and the Divine Voice
• Genealogy of Jesus
• Temptation of Jesus

Unit 4: Galilean Ministry (Luke 4:14–9:50)

• Jesus Rejected in Hometown Synagogue
• Day in Capernaum
• Jesus Calls the First Disciples
• Miracles and Controversies (Part 1)
• Miracles and Controversies (Part 2)
• Sermon on the Plain (Part 1)
• Sermon on the Plain (Part 2)
• Healing of Centurion’s Servant and Raising of Widow’s Son
• Reflections on John the Baptist and Jesus
• Anointed by a Sinful Woman
• Kingdom Parables and the Word of God
• Four Miracles Revealing Jesus’s Power
• Toward the Confession of Peter
• Jesus’s Messiahship and the Disciples’ Confusion

Unit 5: Toward Jerusalem (Luke 9:51–14:35)

• Establishing Priorities
• Mission of the Seventy-Two
• The Good Samaritan, and Martha and Mary
• Jesus’s Teaching on Prayer
• Debate over Jesus’s Ministry
• Woes to Pharisees and Scribes
• Whom to Fear
• Rich Fool and Trustworthy God
• Parable of the Servants and Responding to the Times
• Repentance
• Healings and the Kingdom
• Compassion and the Kingdom
• Themes on Discipleship

Unit 6: Toward Jerusalem (Luke 15:1–19:44)

• Pursuing the Lost
• Parable of the Prodigal Son
• Unrighteous Steward and Kingdom Ethics
• Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
• Miscellaneous Teachings and Gratitude
• Judgment and the Son of Man
• Persistence, Humility, and Trust
• Challenging the Rich Ruler
• Warning of Suffering and Healing the Blind
• Zacchaeus and the Parable of the Ten Minas
• Entry into Jerusalem
• Prediction of Jerusalem’s Destruction

Unit 7: Last Week in Jerusalem (Luke 19:45–24:53)

• Temple Cleansing
• John the Baptist and the Parable of the Wicked Tenants
• Roman Taxes and Resurrection
• Psalm 110
• Hypocritical Scribes and a Poor Widow
• Introduction to Eschatological Discourse
• Toward the Destruction of Jerusalem
• Keep Watch for Son of Man’s Return
• Events Associated with the Last Supper
• Greatness, Kingdom Authority, and Prediction of Peter’s Denials
• Gethsemane, Jesus’s Arrest, and Peter’s Denials
• Mocking and Jewish Trial of Jesus
• Examination by Pilate
• Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus
• Women at the Tomb
• Emmaus Disciples
• Jesus Meets with the Disciples

Conclusion

• Theophilus Reassured
• Hearing Luke’s Heartbeat

Product Details

• Title: Book Study: The Gospel of Luke
• Instructor: Darrell L. Bock
• Publisher: Lexham Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
• Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
• Courses: 1
• Video Hours: 10

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About Darrell L. Bock

Dr. Darrell L. Bock, research professor of New Testament studies and professor of spiritual development and culture at Dallas Theological Seminary, serves as editor-at-large for Christianity Today, and is on the board of Chosen People Ministries and Wheaton College. From 2000 to 2001, Dr. Bock served as president of the Evangelical Theological Society.

He has earned international recognition as a Humboldt Scholar for his work in Luke-Acts, historical Jesus study, biblical theology, as well as with messianic Jewish ministries. He has published articles in the Los Angeles Times and The Dallas Morning News and is a well-known author of over 30 books. His publications include Studying the Historical Jesus: A Guide to Sources and Methods, Jesus according to Scripture, an NIV Application Commentary on Luke, Breaking the Da Vinci Code, and commentaries on Acts and Luke in the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (BECNT) series.