Dating Acts in Its Jewish and Greco-Roman Contexts
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Karl Armstrong addresses the long-established scholarly debate surrounding the precise dating of Acts, arguing that a historiographical approach offers a stronger framework for evaluating primary and secondary sources. With the additional support of modern principles of textual criticism and linguistics, he suggests the historical context of Acts can be determined to be concurrent with a date of 62-63 CE. Armstrong also examines the much-neglected issue of Acts and its sources, claiming there is no clear evidence that Luke used Paul’s letters or the writings of Josephus, which (in concert with other evidence) effectively removes the plausibility of a late date. Additionally, Armstrong posits that the relationship between the date of Acts, and the various interpretations on the end of the text, demonstrate that many modern and more recent theories are not only assumptive (especially with regards to genre), but in some cases utilize anachronistic literary methods. Armstrong proposes that the ancient interpretation - that Luke wrote no more because he simply knew no more - remains the most logical in light of the combined literary and historical evidence. He provides further strength to this interpretation by placing Acts in its Jewish and Greco-Roman historical context. This interpretation is further strengthened by a study of the variants at the end of Acts, capitalizing on numerous events mentioned in its climax that strongly indicate a pre-64 CE state of affairs. 9780567696472_web.pdf Cover Half Title Title Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgements Tables Abbreviations 1 A New Plea for an Early Date of Acts 2 A Historiographical Approach to the Date of Acts 3 The Date of Acts and Its Sources 4 The Sources of Acts: Paul’s Letters and the Works of Josephus 5 The Un-Enigmatic End of Acts 6 The End of Acts and the Jewish Response 7 The End of Acts and the Comparable Age of Its Variants 8 Acts in Its Jewish and Greco-Roman Historical Contexts 9 Conclusion: Dating Acts in Its Jewish and Greco-Roman Contexts Appendix The Manuscript Record for Acts 28:11-31 Bibliography Index of Subjects Index of Sources Index of Manuscripts
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