![]() ![]() Each piece is but a part of the fuller rejection of the Messiah by humankind. Jesus is rejected by the religious leadership, given into human hands, and finally delivered to the political powers that be, which will mock and insult him. Notice that, when taken together, the three stories essentially come together to paint a larger and, I think, clearer picture. It is interesting to note that in both Mark and Matthew the third prediction summarizes the delivery first into the hands of the religious authorities who in turn hand Jesus over to the Romans. ![]() In the second prediction Jesus is far terser, saying only that he will be betrayed into human hands. In the final prediction Jesus says that he will be handed over to the Gentiles, be mocked by them, insulted, spat upon, flogged and ultimately killed. Who do people say that Jesus is? Jesus then declares what his identity means: the people, and in particular the religious, will reject him. In the first prediction of his death and resurrection Luke’s Jesus stresses that his suffering, rejection, and ultimate death will be at the hands of the religious elite in Jerusalem: “the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes.” This first prediction (in Luke’s Gospel) is set in the immediate context of the question of Jesus’ identity. But it may also be helpful to read the three predictions together, as a way of getting the full picture of what it means in the Gospel of Luke for the Son of David to be rejected. Each of these predictions could be allowed to stand alone, or be considered primarily in their respective settings in the larger narrative of Luke. ![]() This is the third time in Luke’s Gospel that Jesus predicts, or perhaps better promises his death and resurrection (see Luke 9:21-22 9:43b-45). Jesus’ Prediction of his Death and Resurrection 18:31-34 - Jesus’ final prediction of his death and resurrection.The three sections can be identified as follows: The narrative lectionary reading for this week has three distinct sections, which we will explore one at a time, individually, before considering the selected text as a whole. ![]()
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