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"His father and mother were amazed at what was being said about Him." Luke 2:33 "Everyone was amazed at all the things He was doing." Luke 9:43 "He went home, amazed at what had happened." Luke 24:12 From start to finish, the book of Luke is filled with amazement. Throughout the life and ministry of Jesus, those who met him were astonished by their encounter, from the shepherds at the nativity to the disciples at the empty tomb. With careful attention to detail, Michael Card embarks on an imaginative journey through the Gospel of Luke. He introduces us to Luke the historian and imagines his life as a Gentile, a doctor and a slave. Card explores Luke s compelling account of this dynamic rabbi who astounded his hearers with parables and paradoxes. What might Luke have experienced as he interviewed eyewitnesses of Jesus? What leads Luke to focus on the marginalized and the unlikely? Why does Luke include certain details that the other Gospel writers omit? Join Michael Card in the work of opening heart and mind to the "Gospel of Amazement."
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Short review: Very good devotional style commentary on Luke. Card does a good job writing for devotional or lay focused reading while still bringing in good insights from his academic background. I will look forward to reading additional books in this series by Card.
My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/luke-card/
By the way, this is the first book that I read on my iPad2. Still really prefer the kindle, but I tend to read my bible on iPad and since I was reading this devotionally, I read it on the iPad.
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1 released bookBiblical Imagination is a 3-book series first released in 2010 with contributions by Michael Card.