Luke

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:

Undergraduate

1. give an informed account of the history of interpretation of Luke’s Gospel;
2. analyse the socio-political and literary context in which the Gospel first circulated;
3. identify distinctive Lukan Christological, ecclesiological, pneumatological, missiological and eschatological themes and understandings;
4. exegete the Lukan text by employing a range of appropriate exegetical methods and resources; and
5. discuss the interpretation and proclamation of Luke’s Gospel in meaningful ways for today’s world.

Postgraduate

1. give an informed and critical account of the history of interpretation of Luke’s Gospel;
2. analyse the socio-political and literary context in which the Gospel first circulated;
3. identify and describe distinctive Lukan Christological, ecclesiological, pneumatological, missiological and eschatological themes and understandings;
4. exegete the Lukan text by employing a range of appropriate exegetical methods and resources;
5. discuss the interpretation and proclamation of Luke’s Gospel in meaningful ways for today’s world; and
6. engage critically with the scholarly literature on the relationship between Luke and Acts.

Classroom:

Undergraduate Level 3

• One critical review of readings (1,000 words) (25%)
• One thematic seminar paper (1,000 words) (25%)
• One exegetical essay (3,000 words) (50%)

Postgraduate Level 9

• One critical review of readings (1,500 words) (25%)
• One thematic seminar paper (1,500 words) (25%)
• One exegetical essay (3,000 words) (50%)

Online:   

Undergraduate Level 3    

• One critical review of readings (1,000 words) (30%)
• Online tutorial participation (at least 5 entries of approximately 200 words each) responding to set readings and peer interaction (20%)
• One exegetical essay (3,000 words) (50%)

Postgraduate Level 9

• One critical review of readings (2,000 words) (30%)
• Online tutorial participation (at least 5 entries of  approximately 200 words each) responding to set readings and and peer interactions (20%)
• One exegetical essay (3,000 words) (50%)

Set texts recommended for purchase are highlighted in blue

• Byrne, Brendan. The Hospitality of God. A reading of Luke’s Gospel (Strathfield: St Pauls, 2000).
• Esler, Philip. Community and Gospel in Luke-Acts: The social and political motivations of Lukan theology (Cambridge: CUP, 1987).
• Evans, C F. Saint Luke (London: SCM Press; Philadelphia: Trinity Press, 1990).
• Fitzmyer, Joseph A. Luke the Theologian, Aspects of his Teaching (New York/Mahwah: Paulist Press, 1989).
• Green, Joel B. The Theology of the Gospel of Luke (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006).
• Johnson, Luke T. The Gospel of Luke. Sacra Pagina Series (Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2006).
• Karris, Robert J. Eating your way through Luke’s Gospel (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2006).
• Levine, Amy-Jill. A Feminist Companion to Luke (London: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002).
• Lieu, Judith. The Gospel of Luke (Epworth Commentary) (London: Epworth Press, 2012).
• Nolland, John. Luke (Word) (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1989).
• Parsons, Mikeal C. Luke (Paideia) (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2015).
• Ringe, Sharon. Luke (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1995).
• Tannehill, Robert C. The narrative unity of Luke-Acts, a literary interpretation, vol. 1: The Gospel according to Luke (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1986).
• Trainor, Michael. According to Luke: Insights for contemporary pastoral practice (Melbourne: Collins Dove, 1992).