Tomas Bokedal

What Shall We Do?

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Joseph Lear gives a non-reductionistic answer in this literary and theological study of Luke–Acts by consistently highlighting the Lukan emphasis on eschatology and ethics and their relationship. In close critical dialogue with previous scholarship Lear underscores the narrative progression of Luke’s double work and successfully uses John the Baptist’s proclamation as a criterion for choosing the key passages treated.”