Luke 9-19*

Adapted from https://www.academia.edu/4196081/Chapter_5_Literary_Features_of_Luke-Acts [attributed to Bailey].
A To Jerusalem: rejection in Samaria (9:51-56)
B Following Jesus (9:57-10:52)
C How to inherit eternal life (10:25-41)
D Prayer (11:1-13)
E Signs of the kingdom (11:14-32)
F Conflict with Pharisees (11:37-12:34)
G Present faithfulness and the coming kingdom (12:35-13:9)
H1. Healing followed by Jewish accusation (13:10-17)
H2 Entry to the kingdom: exclusion and inclusion (13:22-30)
J Prophets perish in Jerusalem (13:31-35)
H1’ Healing followed by Jewish accusation (14:1-6)
H2’ The messianic banquet: exclusion and inclusion (14:7-24)
G’ Present faithfulness and the coming kingdom (16:1-13)
F’ Conflict with Pharisees (16:14-31)
E’ Signs of the kingdom (17:11-37)
D’ Prayer (18:1-14)
C’ How to inherit eternal life (18:18-30)
B’ Following Jesus (18:35-19:9)
 A’ To Jerusalem: Rejection by Jerusalem (19:11, 41-44)

One thought on “Luke 9-19*”

  1. The earliest proposal I have found for the chiastic structure of the journey is M. D. Goulder, “The Chiastic Structure of the Lucan Journey,” TU 87 (1964): 195-202 but I do not have acess to the text.

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