Sacra Pagina Quotes

“Luke thus provides the last part of the prophetic pattern, that of rejection by the people. As Simeon foretold, this will be worked out in the subsequent narrative in terms of a division within Israel between those who do and those who do not accept this prophet. But this ominous opening already suggests a reason why many Jews later on in Acts reject the Gospel, precisely because it is meant for all (cf. e.g., Acts 13:44–52).”
― Luke Timothy Johnson, Sacra Pagina: The Gospel of Luke: Sacra Pagina, Paperback

“amen, I tell you: The locution is peculiar to Jesus. The term “amen” would ordinarily respond to the speech of another (“so be it,” “yes”), and come at the end. The Gospels show Jesus validating his own speech beforehand; an unmistakable sign of prophetic self-consciousness.”
― Luke Timothy Johnson, Sacra Pagina: The Gospel of Luke: Sacra Pagina, Paperback