‘A Fulfillment of All That is Written’ (Lk 21:22): The Fall of Jerusalem in the Gospel of Luke

The passages that speak of the fall of Jerusalem can reveal much of the Lucan mode of constructing a narrative. The author of the Third Gospel consciously reworked his sources to pursue his literary aim. Luke inserted in his travel narrative the notions of approaching to Jerusalem, changed the context of the Q saying on Jerusalem, and introduced three other sayings, probably of his own composition, concerned with the fall of the city. The emphasis on Jerusalem is linked with eschatological expectations, and with the theme of the restoration of Israel.