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# Luke 01 General Notes #
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#### Structure and formatting ####
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Some translations prefer to set apart long prayers or prophesies. For this reason, the ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of 1:46-55, 68-79.
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#### Special concepts in this chapter ####
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##### "He will be called John" #####
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It was unusual in the ancient Near East to use a name for a child that was not the name of a relative. Since Elizabeth and Zechariah did not have a person named "John" in their family, this name was very surprising to other people.
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#### Important figures of speech in this chapter ####
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Luke does not use a lot of complex wording. His language is simple and straightforward.
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## Links: ##
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* __[Luke 01:01 Notes](./01.md)__
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* __[Luke intro](../front/intro.md)__
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__| [>>](../02/intro.md)__
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