Book Review: Luke by Adam Hamilton

 

Information about the book

Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws. by Adam Hamilton. Abingdon Press, Nashville, 2022.  Cokesbury / Amazon

Summary

From Amazon: In Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws, pastor and bestselling author Adam Hamilton explores the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus as told in the Gospel of Luke. Through Luke’s stories we find Jesus’ care and compassion for all as he welcomes sinners and outcasts. As we study Luke and see Jesus’ concern for those who were considered unimportant, we hear a hopeful and inspiring word for our lives today.The book can be read alone or used for a group study and church-wide Lenten program. Additional components include video teaching sessions featuring Adam Hamilton, a comprehensive leader guide, free downloadable resources for children and youth, and a digital worship and sermon helps. The book includes a link to download the free teaching resources for children and youth.

Impressions

My initial plan was to read this book one chapter a week while tandem reading the Gospel of Luke. I found that I read it much faster than a chapter a week, and I did not read the Gospel of Luke with it. (Side Note - I did, a week or two later, complete the reading of the Gospel for a class I was taking, so it did work out).  There is reading plan you can download to go with the book at this link.

I liked the book and would recommend it. Each chapter focuses on a few chapters from the Gospel, leading the reader through the book of Luke.  The focus is - as the title suggests - on the outcast.  Reading this book inspired several blog posts (linked below).

I think this book would be a very appropriate source for a Lenten Study; I think its structure and topic would lend themselves to this type of group work. In addition to the book itself, there are several resources that would be helpful.

Posts about book

Find my posts about the book at this link.