Introduction to the Gospels Professor Jon Weatherly Jonathan Cooper (Box #291) November 4, 2010.* Fuel to Share The dirt flies. A tail twitches. Like a squirrel finding acorns in the field, a person can unearth nuggets of truth from Scripture. In Luke, a search unearths a number of meaningful repetitions.i From the start to the end, Luke emphasizes the roles of women and the Holy Spirit. The start of Luke highlights the role of women. In the first chapter, a woman was the first person to learn of Immanuel's coming. Moreover, the woman believed (pisteusasa) the message of the angel about her Son (1:45) in contrast to the man who had not believed (ouk episteusas) the message of the angel about his son (1:20). After a series of extraordinary events, the narrator turns the attention to Mary who "treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart." (2:19) Thereafter, Simeon sees Jesus in the temple and speaks to Mary (not to Joseph) in 2:34, and, in 2...