Who is Theophilus? Discovering the original reader of Luke-Acts
The aim of this article is to investigate the nature of Theophilus as the original reader of Luke-Acts. A lexical and grammatical analysis of Luke 1:1–4 and of the broader literary context of the Luke-Acts narrative provided the basis for discovering the identity of Theophilus. This article prop...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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2014-06-01
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| Series: | In die Skriflig |
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| Online Access: | http://www.indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/1701 |
| Summary: | The aim of this article is to investigate the nature of Theophilus as the original reader of Luke-Acts. A lexical and grammatical analysis of Luke 1:1–4 and of the broader literary context of
the Luke-Acts narrative provided the basis for discovering the identity of Theophilus. This
article proposes that Theophilus was a man of prominent position: a Gentile who had received
some introductory teachings about Christ and who needed factual verification of the events
surrounding the emergence of Christianity. |
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| ISSN: | 1018-6441 2305-0853 |