![]() Suffice to say, there is no small amount of scholarship regarding this narrative from the Gospel of Luke. Neirynck, Deuxieme edition, (Leuven, 1989: Leuven University Press), 399). Schreck, “The Nazareth Pericope: Luke 4:16-30,” in The Gospel of Luke, ed. (Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1993), 281) or, “Even a cursory examination of the most recent bibliography for the Gospel of Luke … reveals that there has been no shortage of writings during the past fifteen years on aspects of Luke’s Nazareth pericope,” (Christopher J. Staley, “‘With the Power of the Spirit’: Plotting the Program and Parallels of Luke 4:14-37 in Luke-Acts,” in Society of Biblical Literature 1993 Seminar Papers, ed. When beginning a status quaestionis of Luke 4:16-30, one immediately finds several quotes in these or similar words, “Inasmuch as many others have undertaken the task of writing on the topic of Jesus’ opening sermon in the Nazareth synagogue, it seemed somewhat ostentatious for me also … to do the same thing,” (Jeffrey L. How a Reformed doctrine of divine election can build on God's preferential option for the poor is an important question for future research (PhD). This assumes a dynamic understanding of divine election: one can loose ones position among the elect, which is impossible according to most Reformed divine election theology. ![]() Drawing on these texts, the thesis argues that liberation theologians make a fair point in this matter, and that the connection between wealth and divine election significantly contributes to understanding these texts. The thesis analyses four texts: the Magnificat (Luke 1), the parable of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16), Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus (Luke 19) and a passage from James 2. If God has a special preference for the poor, as liberation theologians claim, how come that the Reformed doctrine of divine election rarely reckons with this fact? Enquiring into the area of research opened up by this question, this thesis explores the validity of the claim that God has a special preference for the poor, and the Biblical background and meaning of such a claim.
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