Do the writing methodologies of Greco-Roman historians have an impact on Luke’s writing order?

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies

Aida B. Spencer¹  Benjamin W.W. Fung²  Francois P. Viljoen² 

[1] Faculty of Theology, North-West University, South Africa and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary;Faculty of Theology, North-West University;

关键词: Luke;    chronological;    logical;    writing order;    Greco-Roman and Jewish historians;   

DOI  :  10.4102/hts.v73i3.4623

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

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