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Matthew–Luke is a biblical examination of the historical, geographical, cultural, and economic background of the Synoptic Gospels. It provides a twenty-first century understanding of the first-century world. Much more than simply theology or a word study, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary transports the reader back into the setting of the New Testament to see, touch, and hear as much of...

Compare Luke 10:9, “The kingdom of God has come near to you” and Luke 11:20, “the kingdom of God has come upon you.” In Luke the kingdom of God is seen as a dynamic power at work among, within, and upon humanity. An interesting parallel to Luke 17:20–21 appears in the Gospel of Thomas §3: “Jesus says: ‘If those who would lead you say to you, “Behold, the kingdom is in the sky,” then the birds of the sky would precede you. If they say to you, “It is in the sea,” then the fish [of the sea] will precede
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