See in Reader
22 lines
799 B
Markdown
22 lines
799 B
Markdown
# Luke 01 General Notes #
|
|
|
|
#### Structure and formatting ####
|
|
|
|
Some translations prefer to set apart long prayers or prophesies. For this reason, the ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of 1:46-55, 68-79.
|
|
|
|
#### Special concepts in this chapter ####
|
|
|
|
##### "He will be called John" #####
|
|
It was unusual in the ancient Near East to use a name for a child that was not the name of a relative. Since Elizabeth and Zechariah did not have a person named "John" in their family, this name was very surprising to other people.
|
|
|
|
#### Important figures of speech in this chapter ####
|
|
|
|
Luke does not use a lot of complex wording. His language is simple and straightforward.
|
|
|
|
## Links: ##
|
|
|
|
* __[Luke 01:01 Notes](./01.md)__
|
|
* __[Luke intro](../front/intro.md)__
|
|
|
|
__| [>>](../02/intro.md)__
|