This laymans commentary on the gospel of Luke will encourage you to take a fresh look at what can feel like a very familiar book. Let Dale Ralph Davis to guide you through Lukes investigation into the man Jesus, who has come to seek and to save the lost. Following on from volume one, this book picks up at the beginning of chapter 14 and includes a number of Jesus parables, as well as his crucifixion and resurrection.
here is a scholar (he is a ninja in the original languages) and a convicted pastor and a winsome believer. In Dr. Davis Luke exposition, your eye is drawn to authorial intent and your heart is drawn to the matchlessness of Christ.
-- Austin T. Duncan (Professor of Pastoral Ministries, Director of D.Min Studies, Director, The MacArthur Center for Expository Preaching, The Masters Seminary, Los Angeles, California)Written with Dale Ralph Davis usual clarity, humour and warmth, these volumes will not only serve as a sure guide to help readers understand Lukes Gospel but will strengthen them in their faith in the Jesus about whom Luke writes.
-- Peter Orr (Lecturer in New Testament, Moore Theological College, Sydney)This pithy and wellinformed exposition is a delight to dig through. It concisely and creatively opens up Lukes Gospel Most significantly, the character and brilliance of Jesus shine forth. Readers at all levels will deepen in their knowledge and devotion to him through the wisdom that abounds in these pages.
-- Robert W. Yarbrough (Professor of New Testament, Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri)Brimming with insightful exegesis, theological depth, vivid illustration and pastoral application, these two volumes are vintage Dale Ralph Davis. Whether you use them in personal devotion, or a small group, or as a preacher seeking to teach your congregation, this engaging journey through Lukes gospel will be a very useful and edifying guide.
-- Reuben Hunter (Pastor, Trinity West Church, London)Davis not only informs your mind (helpful technical footnotes are included on the bottom of the pages); he feeds your soul, fills your heart, and moves you to praise and thank God for the one who came to seek and to save the lost (Luke 17:10).
-- Steve Jussely (Senior Pastor, Lakeland Presbyterian Church (PCA), Flowood, Mississippi and Former Adjunct Professor of Homiletics, Reformed Theological Seminary)Daviss exposition of Luke is so winsome, wise, and illuminating that I found it hard to put down. His pastoral application with stories and illustrations is nothing short of brilliant. Read the exposition, meditate and pray on what you read, and encounter Jesus Christ.
-- Thomas R. Schreiner (James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation and Associate Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky)