Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Note on Translation List of Abbreviations Chapter 1 THE OLD IS GOOD? THE WRITINGS OF LUKE AND THE CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT’S JEWISH ROOTS IN RECENT SCHOLARSHIP Chapter 2 DIONYSIUS OF HALICARNASSUS AND THE ANCIENT GREEK ROOTS OF THE ROMAN PEOPLE Chapter 3 JOSEPHUS AND THE ANTIQUITY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE Chapter 4 THE WRITINGS OF LUKE AND THE JEWISH ROOTS OF THE EARLY CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT Chapter 5 CONCLUSION Bibliography Modern Author Index Index of Authors

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Compares the writings of Luke to the ancient historians Dionysius of Halicarnassus and T. Flavius Josephus to argue that Luke’s aim in emphasizing the Jewish roots of the Christian movement was to reassure Christians that the Christian movement fulfilled God's salvific plan.

About the Author

J. Andrew Cowan holds a PhD in New Testament from the University of St Andrews, UK.