The Preface to Luke's Gospel (1993 Alexander), book

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The Preface to Luke's Gospel: Literary Convention and Social Context in Luke 1.1-4 and Acts 1.1 (1993) is a book by Loveday Alexander.

Abstract

Editions and translations

Published in Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press, 1993 (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, 78).

Contents

1. The Lucan preface: questions and assumptions -- 2. On the beginnings of books -- 3. Historical prefaces -- 4. Scientific prefaces: origins and development -- 5. Scientific prefaces: structure, content and style -- 6. Luke's preface -- 7. Prefaces in hellenistic Jewish literature -- 8. The social aatrix of Luke's preface -- 9 The appropriate form of words for the occasion -- Appendix A: Structural analysis of Luke1.1-4 and selected scientific prefaces -- Appendix B: Bibliographical notes on scientific prefaces

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