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Explores Luke's protrait of Jesus as an intercessor who prayed for his followers while he was on earth and after his ascension.

David Crump (Ph.D., University of Aberdeen) is associate professor of religion and theology at Calvin College.

List of Journals Consulted	p. XVI
Introduction to the Study of Prayer in Luke-Acts	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
A History of the Study of Prayer in Luke-Acts	p. 2
Wilhelm Ott: Prayer and Eschatology	p. 3
O. G. Harris: Prayer and Heilsgeschichte	p. 5
Louis Monloubou: Prayer and Jesus' Model	p. 7
Ludger Feldkamper: Prayer and Christology	p. 8
More Unpublished Dissertations: Wrestling with Ott and Harris	p. 10
The Proposal and Method of the Present Work	p. 11
Christ as Heavenly Intercessor in the New Testament	p. 14
Romans 8:34	p. 15
Hebrews 7:25	p. 16
I John 2:1	p. 18
Conclusions	p. 19
Prayer and Jesus' Self-Revelation, Part I	p. 21
Introduction	p. 21
Jesus' Prayer and Peter's Confession (Lk. 9:18-27)	p. 21
The Significance of the Prayer: For Whom does Jesus Pray?	p. 22
The Feeding Miracle	p. 25
Peter and Herod: The Confession as "Seeing"	p. 27
In What Sense is This a "Revelation?"	p. 31
Luke 9:18-27: Conclusion	p. 34
Revelation and the Language of Seeing and Hearing in Luke-Acts	p. 34
"Seeing" as Spiritual Insight	p. 35
To "See and Hear"	p. 36
Does "Seeing" take Priority over "Hearing?"	p. 39
Seeing, Hearing and the Prayers of Jesus	p. 41
Jesus' Prayer and the Transfiguration (Lk. 9:28-36)	p. 42
Jesus, the Disciples and Prayer	p. 42
The Transfiguration as "Revelation"	p. 44
Luke 9:28-36: Conclusion	p. 48
Jesus Rejoices and Thanks God for Hearing His Prayers (Luke 10:21-24)	p. 49
Introduction	p. 49
What Does Jesus Thank His Father For?	p. 50
Does Jesus Thank God for Both His Hiding and Revealing?	p. 51
The Thematic Integrity of Verses 21-24	p. 53
Is Jesus Thanking God for Responding to His Prayers in Chapter Nine?	p. 56
What Does the Father Hide and Reveal?	p. 56
The Meaning of 'A[gamma][alpha][gamma][gamma][iota][alpha]o[mu][alpha][iota] and 'E[xi]o[mu]o[lambda]o[gamma][varepsilon][omega]	p. 60
'A[gamma][alpha][lambda][lambda][iota][alpha]o[mu][alpha][iota] and 'E[xi]o[mu]o[lambda]o[gamma][varepsilon][omega] in the OT	p. 60
'A[gamma][alpha][lambda][lambda][iota][alpha]o[mu][alpha][iota] and 'E[xi]o[mu]o[lambda]o[gamma][varepsilon][omega] in Luke-Acts	p. 63
Conclusions Concerning Verses 21-22	p. 66
Whose Eyes See and Whose Ears Hear? Luke's Use of Verses 23-24	p. 66
The Location of Verses 23 and 24	p. 66
The Beatitude in Verse 24	p. 68
The Prophets and Kings	p. 70
Conclusions: Jesus' Thanksgiving for Answered Prayer	p. 74
Prayer and Jesus' Self-Revelation, Part II	p. 76
Introduction	p. 76
The Passion Narrative: Jesus' Prayers from the Cross (Lk. 23:32-49)	p. 76
A Comparison of Luke 23:32-49 and Mark 15:21-41	p. 77
The Structure of Luke's Crucifixion Scene	p. 77
"Father, forgive them ..." (Lk. 23:32-43)	p. 79
The Textual Problem of Verse 34a	p. 79
Forgive Whom?	p. 85
"Save yourself ..."	p. 87
"And Jesus cried out ..." (Lk. 23:44-49)	p. 89
"Seeing what had happened ..."	p. 89
"Surely this was a righteous man."	p. 91
"You will not see me again ..."	p. 94
Conclusion	p. 96
Luke's "Passion Secret": Is it Due to Human Misunderstanding or Divine Concealment?	p. 96
The Meal at Emmaus and The Unveiling of the Secret (Lk. 24:13-35)	p. 98
"We Recognised Him in the 'Breaking of the Bread' ..."	p. 101
The Jewish Sense of "Breaking" and Luke 24	p. 104
"He was made known to us as he prayed"	p. 106
Conclusion	p. 108
The Phenomenon of Prayer and the Experience of Jesus	p. 109
Introduction	p. 109
Prayer and the Experience of Spiritual Communication	p. 109
Jesus' "Baptism" (Lk. 3:21-22)	p. 109
"Seeing" and "Hearing" at the Baptism	p. 111
Is Jesus' Prayer "Answered?"	p. 113
Prayer and Divine Communication in Luke-Acts	p. 116
Prayer and Spiritual Manifestations in the Experience of Jesus (Lk. 3:21f; 9:28f; 22:43f)	p. 116
The Textual Problem of Lk. 22:43-44	p. 117
The Strengthening Angel of Lk. 22:43-44	p. 121
Prayer and Spiritual Manifestations in the Experience of Others	p. 123
Divine Revelation Given Independently of Prayer	p. 126
Prayer and Spiritual Illumination	p. 127
Experience and Instruction in Luke	p. 128
"Praying with Faith": Luke's Use of Mark (Mk. 9:28f; 11:22-24)	p. 129
"Persistent" Prayer and the Will of God (Lk. 11:5-13; 18:1-8)	p. 131
"Exceptions" and Conclusions: Prayer and Divine Sovereignty	p. 134
Prayer and Jesus' Messianic Mission	p. 136
Jesus' Baptism: The Inauguration of His Messianic Task	p. 136
LK. 3:21-4:44: The Beginnings of the Messiah's Ministry	p. 137
The Messiah is Sent to Preach with the Spirit	p. 137
Messianic Authority and the Praying Jesus	p. 141
Luke 5:16: Jesus Also Fulfills His Commission Through Prayer	p. 142
Lk. 6:12-20: The Messiah Assembles His Witnesses and Teaches Them	p. 144
The Messiah's Electing Prayers	p. 145
More Teaching with Authority (Lk. 6:17-20)	p. 146
Lk. 11:1: The Disciples Ask to be Taught	p. 147
Jesus Enters Jerusalem	p. 148
Jesus Teaches in Jerusalem	p. 148
Jesus is Followed by Large Crowds	p. 150
"By Whose Authority?" (Lk. 20:1-8)	p. 151
Conclusion: The Prayer Experience of the Messianic Deliverer	p. 152
Jesus, the Heavenly Intercessor on Earth	p. 154
Introduction	p. 154
Satan's Demand (Lk. 22:31-32)	p. 154
For Whom Does Jesus Pray?	p. 158
The Possession of Judas	p. 162
Why Does Judas Betray Jesus?	p. 162
Is Jesus Still Our Advocate?	p. 166
"Pray that you will not enter into temptation" (Lk. 22:39-46)	p. 167
The Disciples' Prayer and Jesus' Prayer: The Continuing Relevance of Both	p. 170
Further Implications: Jesus' Prayers and the Composition of the Church	p. 172
Conclusions: Jesus, the Earthly and Heavenly Intercessor	p. 175
The Heavenly Intercessor in the Book of Acts	p. 176
Introduction	p. 176
Acts 7:55-56: Stephen's Vision and Its Various Interpretations	p. 178
An Evaluation of the Interpretations Concerning Acts 7:55-56	p. 185
The Judicial Significance of "the Son of Man Standing at the Right Hand"	p. 190
Standing at the Right Hand	p. 191
Acts 7:55-56 and Psalm 110:1?	p. 193
The Son of Man as Prophetic Intercessor	p. 197
Why Does Stephen see "the Son of Man"?	p. 199
Conclusions: The Heavenly and the Earthly Jesus	p. 201
Exalted, Human Intercessors in Ancient Judaism	p. 204
Introduction	p. 204
Human Intercessors in the OT	p. 205
The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha	p. 210
The Development of Earthly Intercession	p. 210
Intercession in This Life and in Heaven	p. 212
Abraham and Other Patriarchs	p. 212
The Prophets	p. 213
Moses	p. 214
Enoch	p. 215
Conflicting Opinions	p. 217
Is Heavenly Intercession Always Effective?	p. 218
The Targums	p. 221
Qumran	p. 224
Philo	p. 226
The Rabbinic Literature	p. 227
The Patriarchs and Other Powerful Pray-ers	p. 227
Enoch	p. 228
Moses	p. 229
Conflicting Opinions	p. 230
Conclusions for Luke-Acts	p. 231
Luke's Understanding of Prayer and Christology	p. 237
Bibliography	p. 242
Indexes	p. 277
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