This class is a continuation of the past year's study of St Luke's gospel but, as we have now reached the threshold of the Passion story of Jesus' last week, it is also a stand-alone course and open to newcomers. I will provide a running analysis of the text, as we read through it carefully, and fascilitate a discussion as we do so. I will provide some information on particular words, where the Greek may suggest concepts not always obvious in translation. We will consider the early first century context of the story as we go. I will also compare Luke's version with the other gospel parallels, and consider Luke's use of apparent sources (such as Mark and Q). And we will tease out the sense of those many wonderful parables which are unique to Luke.