…blessed them. I think Luke, when he says that, he's meant to activate in our minds this priestly image. This actually hyperlinks directly back toLeviticus chapter 9, verse 22, and it says, Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people and blessed them. I think scholars will look at the book of Luke and they don't see Luke…
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