The gospel according to Luke / James R. Edwards.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Testimony of early Christianity to the gospel of Luke -- Title of the gospel -- Authorship -- Date of composition -- Place of composition -- Reflections on the testimony to the third gospel in early Christianity -- Luke's sources -- Narrative structure -- Epilogue on Marcion -- Heavenly announcements of John and Jesus (1:1-80) -- Birth and boyhood of Jesus (2:1-52) -- The forerunner and the son of God inaugurate the kingdom of God (3:1-4:13) -- Beginnings of the Galilean ministry (4:14-5:11) -- Jesus : the authority of God in person (5:12-6:11) -- Jesus calls and instructs his disciples (6:12-49) -- Jesus ministers and teaches in Galilee (7:1-8:56) -- Self-disclosure of Jesus to the twelve (9:1-50) -- Discipleship and mission (9:51-11:13) -- Discipleship and conflict (11:14-54) -- Discipleship : decisions that divide (12:1-59) -- "Jerusalem, Jerusalem" (13:1-35) -- Jesus : both guest and lord of the banquet (14:1-35) -- Lost and found (15:1-32) -- Trust in wealth versus wealth in trust (16:1-31) -- Discipleship and the kingdom of God (17:1-18:34) -- Arrival of the king (18:35-19:44) -- Teacher in the temple (19:45-21:4) -- The fall of Jerusalem and the coming of the son of man (21:5-36) -- Last super and arrest (21:37-22:71) -- Trial and crucifixion (23:1-49) -- Burial and resurrection (23:50-24:53).

Though Luke is often thought to have a primarily Gentile focus, Edwards counterbalances that perspective by citing numerous evidences of Luke's overarching interest in depicting Jesus as the fulfillment of God's providential work in the history of Israel, and he even considers the possibility that Like himself was a Jew. In several excursuses Edwards discusses particular topics, including Luke's infancy narratives, the mission of Jesus as the way of salvation, and Luke's depiction of the universal scope of the gospel.