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dongiovanni1976x · 07-09-2006, 07:48 AM

In the gospels of Mark and Matthew there does not seem to be even a shred of evidence supporting the traditional identity of the authors, yet when we look at the other synoptic gospel, that of Luke, there seems to be "some" evidence" that this person was in fact either Luke or some other follower of Paul.

In Mark and Matthew there is a consistent third person theme but in Luke/Acts (i.e. Acts 16:10-17, 20:5-16, 21:1-18, 27:1-28:16) there are instances of the author being apart of the subject/story being told. It seems only natural to "assume" that such references do in fact point to the fact that the author likely participated in these events.

None of these 1st person references are found in the actual gospel account which also fits into the "follower of Paul" paradigm.

What are some of the thoughts of this forum on this subject as I have only heard it addressed by Peter Kirby in brief...

:huh:

Toto · 07-09-2006, 01:19 PM

There are a few long contentious threads on the "we passages." I'll try to find them later.

Toto · 07-09-2006, 01:52 PM

See this article: By Land and By Sea: The We-Passages and Ancient Sea Voyages, and article by Vernon Robbins.

Here's a thread that starts out in a virtually identical fashion to yours:

Who wrote Acts?

More threads:

Chris Price: Genre, Historicity, Date, and Authorship of Acts [merged w/ comments]

and you can find more by searching for "Robbins" in this forum.

dongiovanni1976x · 07-09-2006, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toto

See this article: By Land and By Sea: The We-Passages and Ancient Sea Voyages, and article by Vernon Robbins.

Here's a thread that starts out in a virtually identical fashion to yours:

Who wrote Acts?

More threads:

Chris Price: Genre, Historicity, Date, and Authorship of Acts [merged w/ comments]

and you can find more by searching for "Robbins" in this forum.

Grazie Toto...looks like I have some reading to do!
I appreciate it

07-09-2006, 07:48 AM	#1
dongiovanni1976x Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 686	The Author of Luke/Acts In the gospels of Mark and Matthew there does not seem to be even a shred of evidence supporting the traditional identity of the authors, yet when we look at the other synoptic gospel, that of Luke, there seems to be "some" evidence" that this person was in fact either Luke or some other follower of Paul. In Mark and Matthew there is a consistent third person theme but in Luke/Acts (i.e. Acts 16:10-17, 20:5-16, 21:1-18, 27:1-28:16) there are instances of the author being apart of the subject/story being told. It seems only natural to "assume" that such references do in fact point to the fact that the author likely participated in these events. None of these 1st person references are found in the actual gospel account which also fits into the "follower of Paul" paradigm. What are some of the thoughts of this forum on this subject as I have only heard it addressed by Peter Kirby in brief... :huh:

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07-09-2006, 01:19 PM	#2
Toto Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 40,549	There are a few long contentious threads on the "we passages." I'll try to find them later.

07-09-2006, 01:52 PM	#3
Toto Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 40,549	See this article: By Land and By Sea: The We-Passages and Ancient Sea Voyages, and article by Vernon Robbins. Here's a thread that starts out in a virtually identical fashion to yours: Who wrote Acts? More threads: Chris Price: Genre, Historicity, Date, and Authorship of Acts [merged w/ comments] and you can find more by searching for "Robbins" in this forum.

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