5. Can theology and practice come from biblical narrative? Recently, Gordon Fee has questioned the appropriateness of deriving theology and practice from biblical narrative. (Fee and Stuart 1993, 94–112 and 2003, 107–125). Obviously, it is easier to extract theology and practice from direct statements such as the Ten Commandments or the Sermon on the Mount. Since Luke’s material is in narrative form rather than direct statements, theological points must be inferred. But the issue here is not what is easier; the question is, What is appropriate? Also, in a desire to discover authorial (both human and divine) intent, was it Luke’s intent to communicate theology and practice?