In preparation for preaching and study on the Gospel According to St. Luke for year C of the Revised Common Lectionary, I hope to post occasional brief commentaries on portions of the Gospel.
I have also provided some links to online material on Luke on my teaching blog (title link above).
A few comments on some themes in the Gospel:
Holy Ghost Power: The Holy Spirit appears more active by name in this Gospel than in Matthew and Mark. [Of course, the Holy Spirit also has a prominent place in the Gospel of John.] It will be interesting to trace “the work of the Spirit” throughout the lectionary year, especially considering that Acts is “Luke: Volume II.”
Salvation: I am intrigued by Jesus’ words in Luke 19:9 to Zacchaeus: “Today salvation has come to this house.” Much has been written about Luke’s emphasis on the present-day presence of salvation in addition to its “end time” or “beyond death” significance. My suspicion is that Jesus is making a self-referential comment, something along the lines of: “Today, ‘salvation-in-person’ has come to this house.”