Jesus and the Thoughts of Many Hearts

In the Gospel of Luke, the aged Simeon foresees the future opposition which Jesus will face (2.34-35) and concludes his ominous oracle with a vivid description of the final outcome of Jesus'' ministry: ''…so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed'' (2.35). Bullard presents an investigation of the narrative and Christological significance of this ''revelation of thoughts'' in the ministry...