ST. LOUIS—Have you ever wanted to sit across the table from the author of a biblical text and ask him what he meant? That’s the imaginative premise behind Dinner with the Doctor: Luke’s Gospel for the Hungry, the new book from A. Andrew Das. Envisioning a dinner conversation with Luke himself, Das opens up Luke’s Gospel for readers who are hungry to go deeper in Scripture—offering the rich insights of academic scholarship in an accessible, devotional format. The book is available to order on the Concordia Publishing House website now.
“I believe there are Bible-believing Christians searching for rich and insightful materials for their daily devotional life that dig deeper into the passages they are reading. … Many Bible teachers and pastors are looking for models of biblical preaching and teaching they can mine in their own labors (and please do). If you or the people you know want to drink more deeply of Scripture, this book is for you,” Das writes.
Das unpacks twenty-three key passages in Luke’s Gospel with scholarly rigor and accessible warmth, revealing Christ’s vision of salvation as liberation from everything that diminishes human flourishing—sin, sickness, poverty, and injustice. Each chapter is designed to stand alone as a day’s reading while also drawing together the threads that run through Luke’s narrative. This book will guide readers through how God consistently elevates the lowly and invites the marginalized to feast at His Table.
Visit cph.org for more information about the book. Contact Erica Sontag to schedule an interview with the author.
About the Author
A. Andrew Das is the Niebuhr Distinguished Chair and professor of religious studies at Elmhurst University. He has authored several books with leading publishers in biblical studies, including Paul and the Stories of Israel (Fortress, 2016); Galatians, Concordia Commentary (CPH, 2014); Solving the Romans Debate (Fortress, 2007); Paul and the Jews (Hendrickson, 2001); and Paul, the Law, and the Covenant (Hendrickson, 2001). Dr. Das is also researching key women and their leadership in the Pauline communities and writings. Dr. Das received graduate degrees from Yale University and Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. He also did doctoral work at Duke University. He teaches in biblical studies, early Christianity, and Second Temple Judaism.
