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Literary Unity and Reception History

Reading Luke—Acts as Luke and Acts

The Divinity School, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0967 USA, krowe{at}div.duke.edu

In the effort both to clarify and advance the present scholarly discussion, this article continues a conversation about (a) the reception history of Luke and Acts and (b) the hermeneutical implications that derive from such history . After a brief recapitulation of the status quaestionis, the article presses for a clear distinction between literary unity and reception history. It then moves to examine the cogency of the suppositions about the history of the Lukan writings prior to their reception in the second century (and beyond) and suggests a scenario that renders intelligible the later developments. Finally, the article concludes with some reflections about the pertinence of reception history to New Testament studies.

Key Words: Reception history • literary unity • publication • Ausgangspunkt • particularity

Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Vol. 29, No. 4, 449-457 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0142064X07078995


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