Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 80 No. 1, 2010.
Pregledni rad
The Covenant in Luke's Gospel and The Acts of the Apostles
Darko Tomašević
orcid.org/0000-0002-4900-8308
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet u Sarajevu
Sažetak
The question of the covenant in Luke's writings has not been researched sufficiently even though Luke explicitly mentions the word covenant in both his works: twice in his Gospel and twice in the Acts of the Apostles. In addition to these explicit references there are a further seventeen indirect allusions to the Covenant in Luke. Twelve of these can be found in his Gospel and five in the Acts of the Apostles. When speaking about the covenant, Luke primarily takes his unilateral view and makes allusions to the covenant that God made with Abraham, David, Moses and Elijah. He primarily speaks about the covenants with Abraham and David, which are essential to Luke's theology of redemption. Namely, David's covenant was essential because, according to Nathan's prophecy it is from David's roots that the Saviour would emerge (2 Sam 7:12-16). Abraham's covenant is important because his descendants are promised salvation; not only the Israelites but all men. Through Abraham's covenant Luke wishes to stress the universality of salvation. The covenant with Moses is used by Luke to point out the Israelites unfaithfulness.
According to Luke the covenant is above all the reason for salvation that is realised in Jesus Christ. Jesus is the fulfilment of the covenant. By accepting the covenant, man is asked to respond by converting. Referring to the covenant Luke also emphasises God's mercy. God is the one who fulfils his promises made in his covenant; and the fundamental promise is redemption.
Ključne riječi
covenant; Luke's Gospel; Acts of the Apostles; unilateral view of the covenant; redemption
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50847
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Datum izdavanja:
14.4.2010.
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