List of Abbreviations vii
Luke 10:1-42 Seventy Men Empowered,
Mary and
Martha Restrained 341
Luke 11:1-54 Prayer, Exorcism, Religious Polemic 363
Luke 12:1-59 Lilies Do Not Spin, Families Divide,
Slave
Relations Remain 389
Luke 13:1-35 The Basileia Manifest in Women’s Healing
and
Women’s Work 407
Luke 14:1-35 Who Is Coming to Dinner? 419
Luke 15:1-32 Losing, Finding, and Rejoicing 439
Luke 16:1-31 Rich Men and Their Money 453
Luke 17:1-37 The Complex Processes of Forgiveness 473
Luke 18:1-43 Widows, Little Children, and Alternate Families
487
Luke 19:1-48 An Angry King and a Weeping Messiah 505
Luke 20:1-47 Equal to the Angels 523
Luke 21:1-38 A Muted Apocalypse 543
Luke 22:1-71 A Meal, an Arrest, and a Slave Woman’s Truth 557
Luke 23:1-56 The Last Words of the Dying Innocent 595
Luke 24:1-53 To Have Seen or Not to Have Seen:
Appearances
of the Resurrected Jesus
and Their
Authorizing Significance 625
Afterword 657
Works Cited 659
Index of Scripture References and Other Ancient Writings 686
Index of Subjects 699
Barbara E. Reid, general editor of the Wisdom Commentary series, is
a Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is the Carroll
Stuhlmueller, CP Distinguished Professor of New Testament Studies,
and president emerita of Catholic Theological Union (the first
woman who held the position). She has been a member of the CTU
faculty since 1988 and also served as vice president and academic
dean from 2009 to 2018. She holds a PhD in biblical studies from
The Catholic University of America and was president of the
Catholic Biblical Association in 2014–2015. Her most recent
publications are Luke 1–9 and Luke 10–24, co-authored with
Shelly Matthews (WCS 43A, 43B; Liturgical Press, 2021); and At the
Table of Holy Wisdom: Global Hungers and Feminist Biblical
Interpretation (Paulist, 2023).
Shelly Matthews holds a ThD from Harvard Divinity School and
is professor of New Testament at Brite Divinity School, Fort Worth,
Texas. She is the general editor for the SBL Press series Early
Christianity and Its Literature and the cofounder and cochair of
the SBL Program Unit Racism, Pedagogy and Biblical Studies. Her
books include Perfect Martyr: The Stoning of Stephen and the
Construction of Christian Identity (Oxford University Press,
2010) and The Acts of the Apostles: An Introduction and Study
Guide: Taming the Tongues of Fire (T&T Clark, 2017).
She is currently writing a monograph under the working
title A Feminist Guide to Early Christian Resurrection:
Justice, Authority, Presence.
Barbara E. Reid, general editor of the Wisdom Commentary series, is
a Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is the Carroll
Stuhlmueller, CP Distinguished Professor of New Testament Studies,
and president emerita of Catholic Theological Union (the first
woman who held the position). She has been a member of the CTU
faculty since 1988 and also served as vice president and academic
dean from 2009 to 2018. She holds a PhD in biblical studies from
The Catholic University of America and was president of the
Catholic Biblical Association in 2014–2015. Her most recent
publications are Luke 1–9 and Luke 10–24, co-authored with
Shelly Matthews (WCS 43A, 43B; Liturgical Press, 2021); and At the
Table of Holy Wisdom: Global Hungers and Feminist Biblical
Interpretation (Paulist, 2023).
“An incredible accomplishment! Informed by a diverse array of
methodologies as well as by contexts ancient and present, this
volume covering Luke 10–24 is in tune with both literary
sensibilities and ideological sensitivities from beginning to end.
The fact that it is done in not only the spirit but also the
reality of feminist collaboration makes this volume truly unique.
With this second volume, we now have in our hands a treasure trove
of wisdom to guide our reading of Luke’s Gospel of women.”
Tat-siong Benny Liew, Class of 1956 Chair, Professor in New
Testament Studies, College of the Holy Cross
“In this volume, Barbara Reid and Shelly Matthews set their sharp
feminist-critical eyes on Luke’s text, not to rip it to shreds, but
to shed laser light on the social, historical, and ideological
contours shaping the narrative. Where Luke offers a large cast of
female characters but mostly relegates them to bit parts with few
lines, Reid and Matthews give them vital voices that speak across
the ages. This commentary, like all the volumes in this marvelous
series that Reid edits, beautifully transposes the ancient wisdom
of Scripture into a liberating feminist key for all people and,
indeed, all creation."
F. Scott Spencer, former professor at Wingate University and at
Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, author of Song of
Songs from the Wisdom Commentary series
“The advent of this splendid second volume marks an unprecedented
moment in the long history of Lukan commentary: a multi-voiced,
multi-ethnic, gender-centered commentary on the entire gospel. Even
apart from its significance as the first full-length feminist
commentary on Luke, this work is a model for future multi-authored
projects in biblical scholarship.”
Stephen D. Moore, Edmund S. Janes Professor of New Testament
Studies, The Theological School, Drew University
"Because there are more women in the Gospel of Luke than in any
other gospel, feminists have given it much attention. In this
commentary, Shelly Matthews and Barbara Reid show that feminist
analysis demands much more than counting the number of female
characters. Feminist biblical interpretation examines how the
female characters function in the narrative and also scrutinizes
the workings of power with respect to empire, to anti-Judaism, and
to other forms of othering. Matthews and Reid draw attention to the
ambiguities of the text—both the liberative possibilities and the
ways that Luke upholds the patriarchal status quo—and guide readers
to empowering reading strategies."
The Englewood Review
“An incredible accomplishment! Informed by a diverse array of
methodologies as well as by contexts ancient and present, this
volume covering Luke 10–24 is in tune with both literary
sensibilities and ideological sensitivities from beginning to end.
The fact that it is done in not only the spirit but also the
reality of feminist collaboration makes this volume truly unique.
With this second volume, we now have in our hands a treasure trove
of wisdom to guide our reading of Luke’s Gospel of women.”
Tat-siong Benny Liew, Class of 1956 Chair, Professor in New
Testament Studies, College of the Holy Cross
“In this volume, Barbara Reid and Shelly Matthews set their sharp
feminist-critical eyes on Luke’s text, not to rip it to shreds, but
to shed laser light on the social, historical, and ideological
contours shaping the narrative. Where Luke offers a large cast of
female characters but mostly relegates them to bit parts with few
lines, Reid and Matthews give them vital voices that speak across
the ages. This commentary, like all the volumes in this marvelous
series that Reid edits, beautifully transposes the ancient wisdom
of Scripture into a liberating feminist key for all people and,
indeed, all creation."
F. Scott Spencer, former professor at Wingate University and at
Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, author of Song of
Songs from the Wisdom Commentary series
“The advent of this splendid second volume marks an unprecedented
moment in the long history of Lukan commentary: a multi-voiced,
multi-ethnic, gender-centered commentary on the entire gospel. Even
apart from its significance as the first full-length feminist
commentary on Luke, this work is a model for future multi-authored
projects in biblical scholarship.”
Stephen D. Moore, Edmund S. Janes Professor of New Testament
Studies, The Theological School, Drew University
"Barbara Reid, OP, and Shelly Matthews together probe the message
of Luke's narrative and the contours of that message when viewed
from the experience of women, including issues of inclusion and use
of power. Readers will find here thoughtful and challenging
perspectives."
The Bible Today
“Luke is an ‘ambiguous Gospel’ indeed as the authors affirm. Their
efforts to clarify the complexities and continue to incorporate new
feminist insights make this a signal volume in the collection.”
WATER
"Reid and Matthew's commentary is an excellent contribution to
interpretive dialogue on Luke's Gospel. It critically examines
short-sighted, androcentric readings, brings feminist voices and
concerns to the fore, and evaluates texts with interpretive nuance,
making it especially helpful to scholars, as well as to teachers
and preachers. The two volumes represent the best of both the
authors' interpretive work as well as the Wisdom Commentary series
as a whole, yielding a commentary on Luke's Gospel that will be
consulted for decades to come."
Interpretation
"The commentary provides ample resources for how this Gospel can be
a resource for the flourishing of all creation."
Catholic Biblical Quarterly
"Students, pastors, and scholars will receive more than the
standard historical-critical commentary. Reid and Matthews move
seamlessly beyond age old questions of historical reliability to
the very real challenges of the first-century world. They encourage
contemporary readers to join with Luke to bring Jesus' concerns
into a world ever bent toward kyriarchy."
Pneuma
"The authors move seamlessly beyond age-old questions of historical
reliability to the very real challenges of the first-century world.
They encourage contemporary readers to join with Luke to bring
Jesus' concerns into a world ever bent toward kyriarchy."
Pneuma
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