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Christology. G. detects an emergent, if still implicit claim of Jesus’ divinity in Lukan charity discourse: “In casting Jesus as the creditor who forgives the debt of sin, Luke directly positions Jesus in a narrative role conventionally reserved to God” (299). Finally, in relation to divine and human interaction in salvation, “A key result of this study . . . has been the demonstration that Luke’s Gospel pushes back against any attempted erasure of merit theology or so-called ‘works righteousness.’ In continuity with a deeply written Jewish worldview, Luke simply accepts the idea that, as sin contracts a debt, so credit accrues for performing good works—even to the point of meriting the resurrection” (304). This is an outstanding exegetical treatise—one that raises profound theological questions. There is much here to engage.