Jezus w synagodze w Nazarecie (Łk 4,16-30) – zapowiedź misji namaszczonego proroka

Abstract

The text of Luke gives a general frame of Jesus’ mission by showing Him as an anointed prophet. Anointed by the Holy Spirit during the John the Baptist’s baptism (Lk 3, 21-22) and full of the Holy Spirit as the prophets of old (4,1.14) Jesus comes back to Nazareth. In the local synagogue He applies to Himself the messianic prophecies of Isaiah (Is58,6; 61,1-2). With no doubt the proclamation of God’s will comes into the essence of the prophet’s mission. Then Jesus starts to speak (4,21) to the audience, interpreting the text of Isaiah that has just been read. The reactions to His words are exactly the same as the reactions toward the ancient prophets. To confirm this Jesus recalls the figures of Elijah and Elisha (4,25-27). The reaction of the mob, full of anger, is already the first part of the rejected prophets’ lot (4,29). The text, being an introduction to the whole of two-volume Lukas’ work, forms a micro-cosmos in the Gospel named by him and in the Acts. It is so not only because Lk 4,16-30 contains the most important and typical elements of his theology but also because the Church continues up to our days the prophetic mission of Jesus Christ.