Luke: The Savior of the World

MacArthur Bible Studies

by John F. MacArthur Jr.

Luke 1-5 begins The MacArthur New Testament Commentary’s look at the longest of the four gospels. The commentary provides a verse by verse and phrase by phrase exposition of the text, taking into account the cultural, theological, and, where appropriate, Old Testament contexts of each passage. Interpretive challenges are fully dealt with, and differing views are fairly evaluated.

The gospel of Luke is unique and provides valuable insight into Christ’s life and ministry. For example, it gives the fullest account of Christ’s birth and is the only gospel to record several of our Lord’s parables, including the Good Samaritan and the Two Sons. Use this volume of The MacArthur New Testament Commentary Series to assist you in your study of this cherished and important New Testament book.

Genres: Religion, Christianity, Christian Non Fiction, Christian, Theology, Faith

160 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

John F. MacArthur, Jr. was a United States Calvinistic evangelical writer and minister, noted for his radio program entitled Grace to You and as the editor of the Gold Medallion Book Award-winning MacArthur Study Bible. MacArthur was a fifth-generation pastor, a popular author and conference speaker, and served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California beginning in 1969, as well as President of The Master’s College (and the related Master’s Seminary) in Santa Clarita, California.

Reviews

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent addition to reading through the Gospel of Luke! I love John MacArthur’s Bible Studies. He is a sound theologian and his books are truly easy to relate and understand what the Bible is depicting in each chapter. Highly recommend all of his Bible studies!

[Scott Ferguson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is mostly just a copy of the scriptures. There are a few small points in the margins about the scriptures and some good discussions questions along the way, but there is not much here to aid in the actual study of Luke. So I would say it is good for a small group discussion of the scriptures but not for a deep study.

[Lennett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good study

[Lillie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked that the Scriptures to be read were included in the text. I read this on my Kindle, often in a doctor's waiting room, so I appreciated not having to go to a separate Bible. One problem with the Kindle edition is that the comments about specific verses, words, and phrases often don't show up in the right place. Apparently in the print edition, the comments are to the side of the verses. However, in the Kindle edition, some are above and some are below the verses. The book could have been formatted differently so that the comments always came after the verses so they would be easier to read and understand in context of the Scripture. Another thing I liked was that cross-references were included, for example, Matthew's version of the same parable or Paul's commentary on a subject.

[Adam Shields · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short review: This is a bible study of the book of Luke. I think overall it is ok. It has the complete book of Luke and some comparison passages to other passages outside of Luke. The weakness is that there are some very clear theological biases in the text. MacArthur wants to synchronize Luke to the other gospels in a way that I do not believe is consistent with the text and also minimize the physicalness of Luke's gospel.


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[Terry · Rating 3 out of 5]

The content in the book of Luke is at the crux of Christianity, so it makes a study guide a daunting task. McArthur does an adequate job with some interesting insights and highlights. What makes it effective is that one studies and reads the Book of Luke. It is a life transforming storynif you take it to heart!

[Mark Nenadov · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty good basic study.