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Meals With Jesus in Luke's Gospel

Meals With Jesus in Luke's Gospel 123 MEALS WITH JESUS IN LUKE'S GOSPEL Robert L. Kelley, Jr. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania We begin with a confession: among the gospel authors I have a favorite and his name is Luke. Indeed over a long period of time this . ' evangelist has been a major mentor for me in things biblical. More recently I have been intrigued by the topic of table fellowship as it is . featured in the Third Gospel and focused in the meal scenes present- ed therein. In the various cultures underlying the New Testament, dining with someone indicated solidarity with that person. To eat with is to iden- tify with. To take a meal with another was to offer that individual the ' right hand of fellowship in the deepest sense of the term. Meal fel- lowship - what an appropriate image for an incamational Christianity. The thematic emphasis on table fellowship fairly explodes in Luke's Gospel (sometimes labeled the Gospel of Hospitality). Meal scenes . and meal imagery (including parables spoken at or about a meal) serve as a "main course" here, for these episodes which involve Jesus at a meal are nearly twice in number as compared to counterparts else- http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Horizons in Biblical Theology Brill

Meals With Jesus in Luke's Gospel

Horizons in Biblical Theology , Volume 17 (1): 9 – Jan 1, 1995

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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0195-9085
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1871-2207
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10.1163/187122095X00104
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123 MEALS WITH JESUS IN LUKE'S GOSPEL Robert L. Kelley, Jr. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania We begin with a confession: among the gospel authors I have a favorite and his name is Luke. Indeed over a long period of time this . ' evangelist has been a major mentor for me in things biblical. More recently I have been intrigued by the topic of table fellowship as it is . featured in the Third Gospel and focused in the meal scenes present- ed therein. In the various cultures underlying the New Testament, dining with someone indicated solidarity with that person. To eat with is to iden- tify with. To take a meal with another was to offer that individual the ' right hand of fellowship in the deepest sense of the term. Meal fel- lowship - what an appropriate image for an incamational Christianity. The thematic emphasis on table fellowship fairly explodes in Luke's Gospel (sometimes labeled the Gospel of Hospitality). Meal scenes . and meal imagery (including parables spoken at or about a meal) serve as a "main course" here, for these episodes which involve Jesus at a meal are nearly twice in number as compared to counterparts else-

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Published: Jan 1, 1995

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