Authorship of the New Testament

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[edit] Luke/Acts

The two Biblical New Testament books, the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, were almost certainly written by the same person[1]. They bear significant similarities, both in terms of their theology and in terms of their language use and style; indeed, both books are dedicated to a certain 'Theophilus'. This person is unlikely, however, to be a real person; in the original Greek, in Luke 1:3[2] Acts 1:1 [3], the word is simply rendered 'θεοφιλε'; since that means 'lover of God' it would suggest that it is addressed to the Church as a whole, and is figurative (anyway, what are the odds of a lover of God being called 'lover of God'?).

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ↑ The History and Theology of the New Testament Writings, Schnelle
  2. ↑ http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%201:3;&version=69;
  3. ↑ http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts%201:1;&version=69;


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