“What did it mean for Jesus to use jubilee language in his ministry’s mission statement? Scholars conclude that Jubilee was probably not practiced in Israel’s history, but if it had been, the economic result would have been dramatic.4 Every fifty years, land would have been returned to the smaller households or family units, which would mean that clan lands could not be controlled by one or two powerful families. Under this practice, oppression of the poor would have been severely limited. That means that from beginning to end—from “good news to the poor” to “year of the Lord’s favor” (Luke 4:18–19)—Jesus outlines a mission that offers relief to the poor and oppressed.”