This is the Baymaw Podcast with Marty Solomon. I'm his co-host, Brent Billings. Today we

are challenged to consider our methods of advancing God's agenda and the implications

of this new king and new kingdom.

Absolutely. A little academic side note. It really isn't tied directly to what I want

to do today, but before I pass by, I'll point it out. Luke is using a literary device

in his writing, particularly in the axe account. Luke wrote this like two volume work, the

gospel of Luke and axe. I'm of the opinion that Luke is actually the last gospel written.

Axe tied together. John's actually number three. Not everybody agrees with that. Alexander

Shia is one guy that I really appreciate his perspective on that. I think he's got

it in the right order. He thinks Matthew's first, Mark is second, John is third, and Luke

Axe is fourth. Neither here nor there, it doesn't matter. But Luke is using in his axe record.

Luke is using this literary device where you have some stories followed by a long sermon.

And then you have some stories followed by a long speech. Then you'll have some stories

followed by a long speech. I was thinking the Bible project guys would actually do something

on this and they didn't. I went and looked and they don't have anything on it, but it was

kind of surprised. This literary device is something you see in Josephus all the time.

Josephus does the same thing. They'll record a bunch of history and then he'll have a big

long speech. One of the places that people are more aware of this might be if you're familiar

with Josephus in the story of Masada. Josephus tells the story of Masada and then he puts this

speech in the mouth of the leader of this zealot rebellion. This long patriotic

we may die, but we will not be slaves to the Romans. And you've a lot of people have heard

that speech before. Come to Israel with us and we'll recite it while we're on Masada.

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