Date
5-22-2024
Department
Rawlings School of Divinity
Degree
Master of Arts in Biblical Studies (MA)
Chair
Alvin Thompson
Keywords
hospitality, food, cultural, symposium, meals, Luke, gospel, disciples, pharisees, kingdom of God
Disciplines
Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Recommended Citation
Rogers-Wright, Claudine D., "Lessons from Jesus’s Table Talk a Survey of Selected Texts in Luke’s Gospel" (2024). Masters Theses. 1171.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/masters/1171
Abstract
Luke uses food related motifs to set the scene for controversial, direct, and confrontational conversations about the Kingdom of God through the use of the table talk that Jesus engaged in several texts in his Gospel. The topic, dialogue, and message around the table varied depending on the dining partners. This thesis aims to perform a responsible examination of food and banqueting related passages in Luke, to understand the context and circumstances, the people involved, and the lessons Jesus taught around the table.
