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The Reception of Luke and Acts and the Unity of Luke—Acts

University College, Oxford, OX1 4BH andrew.gregory{at}theology.ox.ac.uk

This article argues that Irenaeus and the author of the Muratorian Fragment each read Luke and Acts as two elements of one literary whole, but that Irenaeus's understanding of what this literary unity entails appears to have been different from that of many modern scholarly readings of Luke—Acts. It also argues that there is reason to believe that Luke intended his two volumes to circulate together, and offers hermeneutical reflections on the fact that they have not always been read in this way. Two different approaches to the reception of Luke and Acts are identified and the merits of each are discussed.

Key Words: Luke • Acts • unity of Luke—Acts • Irenaeus • Muratorian Fragment • reception-history • canonical approach

Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Vol. 29, No. 4, 459-472 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0142064X07078996


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