the Theophilus proposal - scholarship resources

Steven Avery

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This was from a 2013 email.

Since you consider the peer-review to be the critical issue (I do not, as the academy has a built-in bias to certain beliefs like late dating) .. here are the peer-reviewed papers that touch on the Theophilus proposal, all written by Richard H. Anderson.

1) Theophilus: A Proposal, Evangelical Quarterly, 69:3 (1997), 195-215 (I. Howard Marshall, editor);

2) The Cross and Atonement from Luke to Hebrews, Evangelical Quarterly, 71:2 (1999), 127-149;

3) Luke and the Parable of the Wicked Tenants, The Journal of Biblical Studies, Jan-Mar 2001, Vol. 1, No. 1;

4) A la recherche de Theophile, Dossiers d'Archeolgie, Dec 02-Jan 03.
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There is a great deal more on the topic since that was published. Sometimes events and research goes faster than peer-reviewed studies.

R. Puigdollers i Noblom.’ His grans sacerdois jucus des de I’epoca d’Herodes el Gran fins a la guerra jueva”. RCalT 30 (2005), pp. 49-89 (67-69).
 
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Steven Avery

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From a 2014 study placed on the Larry Hurtado blog:

Acts of the Apostles: A Continuing/Renewed Focus
Larry Hurtado - Sept 24, 2014
https://larryhurtado.wordpress.com/2014/09/24/acts-of-the-apostles-a-continuingrenewed-focus/

[SUB]The Message of Acts in Codex Bezae (Vol 2), 2006 by Josep Rius-Camps, Jenny Read-Heimerdinger is part of a series of writings that are a surprising omission in the two blog posts.

The authors say about the Theophilus proposal :

The Message of Acts in Codex Bezae (vol 2): A Comparison with the Alexandrian Tradition (2006)​

“In view of the strongly Jewish perspective of Acts in Codex Bezae, it is most probable that Theophilus was a sophisticated Jewish person with an intense interest in what he had witnessed taking place among the Jesus-believers. The High Priest of this name, third son of Annas and brother-in-law of Caiaphas (Jn 18.13), appointed by Agrippa I to serve between 37 and 41 CE, could have been that person.5 As a Hellenistic Jew who had had close contact with the people and events of the early Church, it is plausible that he should have had questions about what he had seen and heard and that Luke should write to inform him about everything from a Jewish point of view. …”​

The footnote references:​

5. The case for Thephilus being the High Priest has been made by R. Anderson, ‘À la recherche de Théophile’, in Saint Luc. évangeliste et historien (Dossiers d’Archéologie 279 [2002-31). . pp.64-71; see also R. Puigdollers i Noblom.’ His grans sacerdois jucus des de I’epoca d’Herodes el Gran fins a la guerra jueva”. RCalT 30 (2005), pp. 49-89 (67-69).​

The Richard H. Anderson paper is available in English, the Rodolf Puigdollers writing has not been given much note. And there has been a rich vein of auxiliary writings and studies since its publication.

Do any of the other commentators have helpful information on this aspect? This would pinpoint the date of the writing to close to 60 AD (putting aside later recension concepts)
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Steven Avery

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Wikipedia article

In Dec, 2013, Richard and I discussed by email the Wikipedia article, Richard first, and then I contributed. Richard complimented my forum (Messianic_Apologetic on yahoogroups) for coming up with some of the basic connections, although it would take some checking to see Who's on First.

Richard also said, astutely:

"The biggest problem is convincing people of the early dating of the Gospel of Luke."
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BCHF
https://earlywritings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12463

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