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

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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Fung,Benjamin W.W., Spencer,Aida B., Viljoen,Francois P.
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	University of Pretoria 2017
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0259-94222017000300064
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