Luke (Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament | ZECNT)

by David E. Garland

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 2012

Overview

Luke is the fifth release in the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament series. Luke sought to assure believers about the truth of the gospel (1:4) and to advance their understanding of God’s ways in the world as revealed in Christ’s ministry, death, and resurrection. Luke wrote as a historian, theologian, and pastor, and Garland’s commentary strives to follow suit in assisting those who will preach and teach the text and those who seek to understand it better.

The commentary presents a translation through a diagram that helps visualize the flow of thought, provides a summary of the central message of the passages, reveals how they function within the gospel, and offers an exegetical outline with a verse-by-verse commentary that takes notice of Jewish and Greco-Roman background evidence that sheds light on the text. Christians interpret the Bible to make sense of their lived experience. This commentary highlights theological emphases of each passage and applies them to the everyday struggles of faith and practice.

Key Features

• Presents a translation through a diagram that helps visualize the flow of thought
• Provides a summary of the central message of the passages
• Offers an exegetical outline with a verse-by-verse commentary
• Highlights theological emphases of each passage

Contents

Top Highlights

“Grace is not limited simply to receiving mercy and forgiveness. Finding grace with God means that God entrusts her with something great to do and to bear.” (Page 79)

“The announcement of good news (εὐαγγελίζομαι) was a term familiar to the ancient audience from Roman propaganda. It was used for the glad tidings related to the birth of an heir to the emperor, his coming of age, and his accession to the throne. The term will be completely redefined by the gospel story of Jesus.” (Pages 122–123)

“‘the one essential thing.’ This surprising indictment suggests that the growth of the Word can be choked by wellintentioned overactivity as much as by ‘cares and riches and the pleasures of life’ (8:14).” (Page 453)

“John’s conception is remarkable, but Jesus’ conception through the creative power of the Holy Spirit is miraculous” (Page 75)

“The term often translated ‘host’ (στρατιᾶς) is a military term applied to God’s attendants. This heavenly army does not come to wreak desolation and terror but to announce good tidings and peace and to give glory to God (Ps 148). ‘Peace’ was mentioned in 1:79 and again in 2:29, but here it refers to a spiritual peace between God and humanity. It is not a peace wish but ‘a proclamation of the divine event.’³⁵ The term evokes both the Pax Romana and the Hebrew šālôm.” (Page 123)

Product Details

• Title: Luke
• Author: David E. Garland
• Series: Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Pages: 1040
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. Luke › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9780310499060, 9780310243595, 9780310427209, 0310499062, 0310243599, 0310427207
• Resource ID: LLS:EXEGCOMM63LU
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-09-26T21:20:17Z

About David E. Garland

Dr. David E. Garland became Truett Seminary’s fourth dean on June 1, 2007. He also served as interim president of Baylor University from August 2008 until May 2010. He served on the Southern faculty for 21 years, was chairman of the Biblical Division from 1992–1997, and was the Ernest and Mildred Hogan Professor of New Testament Interpretation from 1993–1997.

He has authored, coauthored, and edited 20 books, including The Intention of Matthew 23 (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1979); Reading Matthew: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the First Gospel (Macon: Smyth and Helwys: 2000), Mark, NIVAC (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996) and translated into Spanish, Colossians / Philemon, NIVAC (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998) and translated into Spanish, 2 Corinthians (New American Commentary; Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1999); “Gospel of Mark” in Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (Grand Rapids: Zondervan 2002), and 1 Corinthians, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003), and he has published more than fifty articles.