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Exegetical Considerations
Luke 13:10-17
12th Sunday after Pentecost/ August 22, 2004

1. What is the literary context of this text?
a. How does that context impact a reading of this text?

b. In what ways how might this text serve as a programmatic preview of 13:10-17:10?

2. What is the typical form of a healing story?

a. How/why has Luke significantly altered that standard form for his own theological and literary purposes?

3. What is the significance of the fivefold repetition of the Sabbath in this text (vv. 10, 14a, 14b, 15, 16)?

4. What is the effect of Jesus’ seeing and calling to woman as he is teaching in the synagogue on the Sabbath (. 12a)?

5. What is the significance of the tense and voice of the verb apolelusai for Jesus’ declaration to the woman in v. 12?

6. Theologically, what is being claimed about Jesus’ mission through the uses of apoluo and luo in this text (vv. 12, 15, 16)?

a. How does this recall 4:16-18?

7. What is the significance/effect of the synagogue addressing the people rather than Jesus in v. 14?

a. From his perspective, what are two reasons that the healing of this woman could wait a day?

b. How does that relate to his understanding of the divine will/necessity through his use of dei (v. 14)?

8. How does Jesus counter the leader’s understanding of divine necessity through his counter use of edei in v. 16?

a. What is the significance of introducing Jesus as kyrios in his response of v. 15?

9. What then is Jesus saying about his mission and
a. Sabbath?

b. Release?

c. Divine necessity?

10. What is the theological significance of addressing the woman as a daughter of Abraham?

a. How does this recall 1:72-75?

b. How does this recall 2:34?

11. How does 13:18-21 continue and provide theological commentary on 13:10-17?