The Davidic Shepherd King in the Lukan Narrative (Library of New Testament Studies)

In Luke-Acts, Jesus can be seen to take on the attributes of the Davidic shepherd king, a representation successfully conveyed through specific narrative devices. The presence of the shepherds in the birth narrative can be understood as an indication of this understanding of Jesus. Sarah Harris analyses the multiple ways scholars have viewed the shepherds as characters in the narrative, and uses this as an example of how the theme of Jesus’ shepherd nature is interwoven into the narrative as a whole. From the starting point of Jesus’ human life, Harris moves to later events portrayed in Jesus’ ministry in which he is seen to enact his message as God’s faithful Davidic shepherd, in particular, the parable of the Lost Sheep and the Zacchaeus pericope (19:1-10). Harris uses this latter encounter to underline that Jesus may be hailed as a King by the crowds as he enters Jerusalem, but he is not simply a king. He is God’s Davidic Shepherd King, as prophesied in Micah 5 and Ezekiel 34, who brings the gospel of peace and salvation to the earth. FC Library of New Testament Studies Title Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. The Davidic Shepherd King in Luke’s Narrative 1.1 Methodology 1.2 The contours of narrative methodology used in this study 1.3 The outline of this study 2. David: The Narrative in the LXX 2.1 Literary features in ‘The History of David’s Rise’ 2.2 David the shepherd in the HDR (1 Kgdms 16.1-2 Kgdms 5) 2.2.1 David as shepherd of his father’s flock (1 Kgdms 16.1-13) 2.2.2 From the shepherd fields to Saul’s court (1 Kgdms 16.14-23) 2.2.3 David fights Goliath (1 Kgdms 17) 2.2.4 David’s public rise and Saul’s public decline (1 Kgdms 18.6-16) 2.2.5 David anointed as shepherd king (2 Kgdms 5.1-10) 2.3 The Davidic covenant and beyond 2.3.1 The Davidic covenant (2 Kgdms 7.1-17) 2.3.2 Nathan’s parable and David’s first sin (2 Kgdms 12.1-15) 2.3.3 David’s sin at the census (2 Kgdms 24) 2.4 Summary 3. The Birth of the Davidic Shepherd King 3.1 Recent study of David in Luke-Acts 3.2 The beginning of the Lukan narrative 3.3 Luke’s Davidic references: 3.3.1 Jesus’ Davidic lineage (Lk. 1.27) and echoes of David in Isaiah 3.3.2 The annunciation (1.28-38) and echoes of the Davidic covenant 3.3.3 Mary’s song (1.46-55) and echoes of Hannah’s song 3.3.4 The benedictus (1.68-79) and echoes of David 3.3.5 The birth narrative (2.1-20) 3.3.5.1 Why are there shepherds in the birth narrative? 3.3.5.2 The role of the census 3.3.5.3 Bethlehem, the city of David 3.3.6 Jesus in his father’s house (2.41-52) 3.4 Summary 4. The Faithful Shepherd 4.1 Jesus, the shepherd in the mission mandate (10.3) 4.2 Jesus, the faithful shepherd (12.32) 4.3 The parable of the faithful shepherd (15.1-7) 4.3.1 The setting (15.1-3) 4.3.2 The parable (15.4-7) 4.3.3 Ezekiel 34 in Luke 15.4-7 4.4 The faithful shepherds in Ephesus (Acts 20.28-29) 4.5 Luke’s omissions 4.6 Summary 5. Jesus, the Seeking and Saving Davidic Shepherd 5.1 The summative nature of 19.10 5.1.1 The rich ruler (18.18-30) and Zacchaeus 5.1.2 The blind man (18.35-43) and Zacchaeus 5.1.3 The parable (18.9-14) and Zacchaeus 5.1.4 The crippled woman (13.10-17) and Zacchaeus 5.1.5 The sinful woman (7.36-50) and Zacchaeus 5.1.6 Levi (5.27-32) and Zacchaeus 5.1.7 Summary 5.2 Zacchaeus – the saint (a vindication reading) 5.3 Zacchaeus – the sinner (a salvation reading) 5.4 Luke 19.10 and Luke 4.18-19 5.5 Summary 6. The Davidic Shepherd King in the Lukan Narrative Bibliography Author Index