Presented by: Bruce Winter
The title Luke gave to his 2 volume work is ‘The things fulfilled in our midst’ Luke 1:1
(Amos 3:7 ‘God does nothing but first He reveals His secrets to His servants the prophets)
Reason for writing two volumes Luke 1:4 ‘seemed good to me also…so that you may have certainty concerning the narratives about which you have been misinformed [or inadequately informed]’ cf. the use of the same verb Acts 18:25, 21:21, 24.
The author was a participant in some of the events in Acts. The narrative changes there is third person plural ‘we’ in 16.10-17, 20.5-15, 21.1-18, 27.1-28.16. The author who is writing in Rome 28:14 ‘and so we came to Rome’
The sources: the author had official legal proceeding of Paul trials in Caesarea Maritima inActs 23.26-26.32. He even copies an official letter from the tribune, Claudius Lysias, to governor Felix, 23.25-30. See also Luke 1:1-4
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