Do the writing methodologies of Greco-Roman historians have an impact on Luke’s writing order?
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Do the writing methodologies of Greco-Roman historians have an impact on Luke’s writing order? | |
| Creator | Fung, Benjamin W.W. Spencer, Aida B. Viljoen, Francois P. | |
| Description | Luke in the preface of his Gospel says that he is going to write ‘in an orderly account’ (Lk 1:3). However, scholars have no consensus about the kind of order Luke is seeking. Many believe that Luke writes as a historian. Because Greco-Roman historians seem to have a practice to indicate in their prefaces the writing methodologies of their writings, this article aims to ascertain Luke’s writing order through a comparison of Luke’s two prefaces with those in the writings of the Greco-Roman historians. This article proposes that Luke most likely adopts the common writing methodologies of the Greco-Roman historians and writes in chronological order. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2017-09-07 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v73i3.4623 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 73, No 3 (2017); 10 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/4623/10062
https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/4623/10061
https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/4623/10063
https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/4623/10055
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