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Exploring Luke

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Exploring Luke

January 16/17, 2004
Dr. Lyle VanderBroek, Presenter
Student Pastor Kathie Jackson, Responder

Course Description:
This course, open to both lay people and pastors, will explore the Gospel of Luke and its relevance for the modern church. Special attention will be given to both the historical/theological situation that prompted the writing of the gospel and key theological themes that aid in the interpretation of specific passages. Luke will be discussed as a whole, but the class will focus on passages that are assigned for Lent and Holy Week of Cycle C, our current lectionary readings.

Suggested Reading:
Besides a Bible (New Revised Standard Version or Revised Standard Version are suggested) participants are urged to read either Keith F. Nickle's Preaching the Gospel of Luke (Westminster/John Knox) or Mark Allen Powell's What are they saying about Luke? (Paulist Press) before the session. Both volumes are helpful and readable: Nickle's work is more of a preacher's commentary on the Gospel, but certainly useful for all Christians; Powell's little book is a quick overview of scholarly issues and key themes in Luke. The class will employ some lecture but will strongly emphasize learner participation.

The Presenter:
Dr. Lyle VanderBroek was ordained by the Reformed Church in America and served the Washington Reformed Church of Ackley, Iowa. He received his M. Div. from Western Theological Seminary, Holland, MI and his Ph.D. from Drew University, Madison, NJ. Dr. VanderBroek taught at Hope College in Michigan and Central College before coming to the University of Dubuque as a New Testament professor in 1983.

He is co-author of Literary Forms in the New Testament (Westminster/John Knox) and author of Breaking Barriers: The Possibility of Christian Community in a Lonely World, which was published in 2002 by Brazos Press. He and his wife Rachel have two grown and married sons, one living in Kansas City, the other in Yakima, WA. They have three grandchildren.