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My comments are in Lucida Sans Unicode 12 pt. TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IHOP BIBLE STUDY Topic: Luke 1: 1 - 2: 7 “Affirming Jesus’ Humanity” The purpose of the Gospel of Luke is told in the opening verses in the first chapter, “. . . it seemed good to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.” It is this “orderly account” that provides the organization of our study material. The reflective studies forming the chart of Luke’s gospel reveals the overall title of “Affirming The Life, Message, and Demonstration of Jesus’ Message.” This theme has three major sections: Affirming The Life of Jesus Christ” (1:1 – 3:33); “Fourteen Themes of Jesus’ Message (4: 1 – 21:4); “Affirming the Transparent Jesus” (2: 5 – 24: 50). There are 32 lessons in this series. The uniqueness of Luke’s gospel is discovered in the “Fourteen Themes of Jesus’ Message.” This material encompasses 58 pericopes. A “pericope” can be associated with the subsections titled in the chapters of most bible translations. Sometimes some translations differ, and some leave this titling out altogether. For our purposes, this material is grouped into fourteen themes. This work was aided by the chart work previously done. This thematic approach is unique and, as you will discover, it is an interesting endeavor. The study of this thematic material begins in session 8. I. Read the assigned ...