The Presentation in the Temple
The Narrative Function of Lk 2:22-39 in Luke-Acts
By (author) A. Garcia Serrano
Paperback (Published)
(December 2012)
ISBN: 9788876531972
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This doctoral dissertation shows that Lk 2:22-39reveals the identity and mission of Jesus. The presentation passage picks upmany of the main features of Jesus contained in the previous episodes in theLukan infancy narrative, and adds important features not present in the otherpericopes: the Temple as a privileged place of revelation, the universal offerof salvation in Jesus, and the divided response in Israel. <br/>These distinctive features of the passage are subsequently developedthroughout the progression of Luke-Acts. The significance of the passageincreases as it is related to additional parts of the Lukan composition.Simeon’s characterization of Jesus, particularly in his commission statementwith its universal salvation and divided response, is fulfilled not only inJesus, but, surprisingly, also in his disciples. This is verified in the commonarchitecture seen in the narrator’s characterization of the protagoniststhroughout the entire macro-narrative. <br />The passage provesthe narrative coherence of Luke-Acts and the unity between Jesus and hisdisciples. It has both christological and ecclesiological implications: theuniversal offer of salvation implies a rejection; it affects not only Jesus, butalso his followers, the reader included, who is invited to configure himself orherself with Jesus’ disciples in Luke-Acts and, through them, with JesusChrist.
- By (author) A. Garcia Serrano
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