Verso Gerusalemme. Il «grande viaggio» di Luca e la cristologia: un’indagine narrativa

This essay focuses on the so-called “great journey” of Jesus into Jerusalem according to the gospel of Luke (cf. Luke 9:51-19:44). It is studied according to the methodology of narrative analysis. The starting point is the account of the disciples of Emmaus (cf. Luke 24:13-35) - the final narrative framework - whereby the importance of the themes of the “journey” and “recognition” emerges. Then the account of the stages of the “great journey” in which the narrator informs the reader regarding the itinerary of Jesus to the holy city (cf. Luke 9:51; 13:22; 17:11; 19:28) is taken into account. Secondly, the statements of Jesus regarding his own destiny which forms part of the Sondergut of Luke (cf. Luke 12:49-50; 13:32-33; 17:25) is analysed. It appears that Jesus is presented in a double typology: that of the rejected prophet and that of the king. In the context of the Lukan macro-account, this typology serves the theme of “recognition”(ἀναγνώρισις), as is evident in the passion narrative (cf. Luke 23:27, 41, 47-48) and Easter stories.