I. Lukan infancy narratives: chapters 1 and 2
-- Strong Hebrew Bible influence in these 2 chapters only
-- Linkage of John the Baptist and Jesus's families
--Jesus born in Bethlehem (survey story) in a manger, then moves back to Nazareth later
--Family often comes to Jerusalem to worship in the Temple
II. Jesus' early ministry: chapters 3-9
--John the Baptist is imprisoned before Jesus's baptism; stronger connection of Holy Spirit with prayer
--Temptations: reverses Matthew's 2 so that the last temptation ends with Jesus in the Temple
--Jesus is rejected by his hometown early in his career rather than later
--More dramatic story of Simon Peter's introduction to Jesus
--Sermon is on the plain and is shorter
--Added story of the centurion's servant (chapter 7)
--Clarification of the roles of John the Baptist and Jesus
III. Jesus starts off for Jerusalem: chapter 9
--Gathers the 12 and commissions them during his lifetime
--Peter is not reprimanded when he identifies Jesus as the Messiah
--Seventy commissioned to go to the Gentile nations during Jesus's lifetime