02_Feník Lapko_498-524_498-524 10/12/15 10:15 Pagina 521 521 ANNUNCIATIONS TO MARY IN LUKE 1–2 521 Jesus’] history as charted by the divine will” 45, as Dillon has fit- tingly phrased it. As he opens his mouth for the first time in the gospel, Jesus proclaims to his mother that he must belong to the Father and his plan with whatever it entails. Jesus’ words appear in a pericope abounding in familial lan- guage (2,41 oi` gonei/j auvtou/; 2,43 o` pai/j, oi` gonei/j auvtou/; 2,44 evn toi/j suggeneu/sin; 2,48 h` mh,thr auvtou/, te,knon, o` path,r sou; 2,51 h` mh,thr auvtou/). Behind these expressions is the dynamic of intra-familial relations between Jesus and his parents. Jesus’ words evn toi/j tou/ patro,j mou cannot be excised from this familial tex- ture. Appearing in Jesus’ mouth in response to his mother’s re- proach, the use of the word “father” in conjunction with a personal pronoun (patro,j mou) is a conscious imitation, by way of contrast, of the words o` path,r sou which Jesus’ mother used in the preced- ing verse. While Mary alerts Jesus to the importance of his rela- tionship to his parents, Jesus proclaims to her that another type of filial allegiance holds the upper hand in his case, indeed is imposed upon him with absolute necessity. Jesus’ affirmation of his divine sonship in this last annunciation deftly constructs a semantic and thematic arc to the first annuncia- tion. The sonship predictions in 1,32 and 1,35 are echoed by Jesus’ own announcement in 2,49. Jesus’ words, Nolland observes, bring “into sharp focus the relational content of the Son of God language of 1:32,35” 46. Even though Mary was informed about the divine sonship status of her child in the course of the first annunciation, in the last annunciation Jesus himself proclaims to her the implica- tions of this status — he must be evn toi/j tou/ patro,j mou. This involvement takes precedence over other bonds. In sum, an analysis of the announcements in Luke 1‒2 without a discussion of 2,42-51 would be incomplete. The concluding episode replicates the dynamic controlling the previous annuncia- tions — a character appears with a declaration to Jesus’ mother. The pericope sits comfortably among the annunciation scenes, for it plainly climaxes in Jesus’ addressing his mother with a word about himself. As God’s son, he must remain completely attached to his Father and his plan. The textual factors favoring the inclusion 45 R.J. DILLON, From Eye-Witnesses to Ministers of the Word. Tradition and Composition in Luke 24 (AnBib 82; Rome 1978) 24, n. 71. 46 NOLLAND, Luke, 132.