Please read Chapter 13-24 of the Gospel of Luke. Look at the list of passages "special" to Luke (Section VI of the outline I passed out in class). Choose one or two of these passages and speculate on why Luke chose to include this material while Matthew did not. If others have commented on this passage before you, say whether you agree with their suggestions or not.
Please read through Chapters 1-12 or the Gospel of Luke. This book has been called "the most beautiful book ever written," and it is, for many people, their favorite gospel. Pick out a verse or passage that you think particularly well shows why people find this gospel attractive, and explain why you think this verse/passage helps explain the extension of the gospel message to the gentiles.
Please read the remaining chapters of the Gospel of Matthew (Ch. 15-28). Pay special attention to Chapters 21-23, chapters that particularly well show Jesus' challenge to the religion of the scribes and Pharisees. Choose a verse or summarize a passage that seems particularly important to you and do one of the following:
Please read Chapters 1-14 of the Gospel of Matthew. Concentrate especially on Chapters 5-7, the Sermon on the Mount. Please pick a key verse from the assigned chapters and do one of the following:
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