The Gospel According to Luke X-XXIV

The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries

by Joseph A. Fitzmyer

In this 2nd of two volumes on the Gospel According to Luke, beginning with chapter 10, Joseph A. Fitzmyer builds on the exhaustive introduction, definitive new translation, & extensive notes & commentary presented in his 1st volume. Fitzmyer brings to the task his mastery of ancient & modern languages, his encyclopedic knowledge of the sources, & his intimate acquaintance with the questions & issues raised by the 3rd Synoptic Gospel. In "joining the spirit to the letter" & scholarship to faith, this two-volume commentary on Luke has, as the "Journal of Biblical Literature" predicted, "rapidly & deservedly become the standard work on Luke." Luke's unique literary & linguistic features, its relation to the other Gospels & the book of Acts, & its distinctive theological slant are discussed in detail by the author. The Jesus of Luke's Gospel speaks to the Greco-Roman world of 1st-century Christians, giving the followers of Jesus a reason for remaining faithful. Fitzmyer's exposition of Luke helps modern-day Christians hear the Good News afresh & understand it like never before.

Genres: Biblical Studies, Theology, Religion, Christianity, New Testament

840 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Fred Kohn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a follow up to volume 1 of Fitzmyer's commentary on Luke. It is a nice solid entry. One thing readers should do (and I neglected to do) is to have volume 1 handy because volume 2 often refers back to something said in volume 2.

[cinlin]

Read "Worry About Earthly Things (12:22-32)" for my MA thesis.

[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very good.
E.g.
Luke 19:10 - The verse echoes the OT motif of a shepherd seeking his lost sheep (e.g. Ezekiel 34:16).
Fitzmyer notes that 19:10 recapitulates the whole of chapter 15; the pursuit of the lost sheep, lost coin and the lost son. (p1218).

Fitzmyer, Joseph A. The Gospel According to Luke, 2 vols., AB 28 and 28a. Garden City: Doubleday, 1981-85.

[Leonardo]

Lo usa Henri J.M. Nouwen para El Regreso del Hijo Pródigo Pag.87

[Erik Graff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Note is included under the heading of The Gospel According to Luke I-IX, the first volume of this commentary.

[Steve Pylkas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fitzmyer does and excellent job of wrestling with Form & Text Criticism of the content without sacrificing the commentary on the narrative of Luke's record. Very good and well balanced.