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551 total views After Jesus’ eschatological instruction (17:20-37), the parable of the persistent widow, found only in Luke (18:1-8), follows to press home the point that
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593 total views In the episode of Jesus’ cleansing of ten lepers (17:11-19), Luke begins the third part of the travel account (9:51-19:27) where v11a mentions
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713 total views The gospel reading presents two consecutive pronouncements of Jesus, perhaps initially unconnected but joined in Luke to underscore the power of faith, (17:
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604 total views Continuing the teaching of Jesus on the use of material possessions, the gospel narrates the celebrated story of the rich man and Lazarus
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640 total views Somehow foreshadowed by the preceding parable of the Prodigal Son who squandered his possessions by dissolute living, the new theme on the use
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471 total views The three parables found in the gospel of St. Luke Chapter 15 – the lost sheep (vv4-7), the lost coin (vv8-10), and the
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602 total views As Luke continues with the travel account, he proceeds, after the banquet etiquette talk of Jesus, showing Jesus’ progress on his journey to
