Notice how each Gospel writer treats the travel section of the story. The fact that Luke spends ten chapters telling the stories of what Jesus did and taught as he walked to Jerusalem might offer us a clue about the unique portrait that Luke is painting of Jesus.
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Let’s look at all of the stories as a unit and see if there is a connection between the beginning and the end.
The Travel Narrative begins when Jesus sent out the seventy (Luke 10:1-20 and page 13) to go to the places that he intended to go. They were to do the things that he intended to do. When they found a person of peace, they were to remain in that house, share the peace and bring healing. This work of peace elicits the proclamation, “The Kingdom of God has come near!”
Jesus demonstrates this action in various ways as he progresses through his journey. Click on the page thumbnails to expand. Click the button to go to the page to dig deeper. Keep scrolling to see the conclusion of the travel narrative. What do you notice about the way Jesus taught and the topics of his teaching?
Read this commentary for another visual exploration of the Zacchaeus story.
