This highly original commentary, part of the New International Commentary, is unique for the way it combines concerns with first-century culture in the Roman world with understanding the text of Luke as a wholistic, historical narrative.

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marked by thorough exposition, clarity of thought and uncomplicated style that makes for easy reading" (Ronald Scharfe) of great value for senous Bible study and teaching and for the preparation

of textual type sermons (James A Brook)

Written with clarity and profound simplicity, which make it helpful for Sunday school teachers, and yet with scholarly detail, which makes it suitable as a textbook (George A Anderson)

for help to the general reader on the actual meaning of the text verse bu verse it takes its place as one of the best commentaries we have (Everett F Hamison) will be enthusiastically embraced by Biblical expositors just the right

balance between technical exegesis and pastoral concern (Ward Gasque) The type and format of the commentary are most helpful and blessediy.