More than a stereotype

A stereotype is “a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.” While stereotypes can sometimes be funny because they force us to admit some peculiarities about ourselves, most of the time, they are harmful because they cause us to treat people according to preconceptions that may or may not be valid. And when you study Jesus’ interactions with people, you’ll realize that He did not subscribe to stereotypes.

Lesson Resources:

David Anguish. Truth for Today Commentary: Luke 1-9. (Searcy, AR: Resource Publications, 2021).

Sellers S. Crain, Jr. Matthew 1-13. Truth for Today Commentary (Searcy, AR: Resource Publications, 2010).

Craig S. Keener. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament, 2nd ed. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2014.

Leon Morris. Luke: An Introduction and Commentary. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries, Vol. 3. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 1988.

Robert H. Stein. Luke. The New American Commentary, Vol. 24. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishing Group, 1992.

R. J. Wyatt. “Pharisees” in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, ed. Geoffrey W. Bromiley. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1992.