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Is It Ideology or Is It Faith?
An essay argues that Luke 4 frames Jesus’ care for the poor and foreigners as a challenge to political and religious power.
Summary
I don't get it. The Jesus of the Gospels feeds hungry people, heals the sick, tells his followers to love their enemies, and proclaims God's care for foreigners so effectively that his enraged listeners try to throw him off a…