Lukan Authorship of Hebrews

by Allen, David L.

• ISBN13: 9780805447149
• ISBN10: 0805447148
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-01
• Publisher: B&H Academic

Summary

A new volume in the NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY STUDIES IN BIBLE AND THEOLOGY series,Lukan Authorship of Hebrewsexplains why Luke is the likely author of the book of Hebrews. The ramifications of this possibility are then detailed in depth, including the way Hebrews informs the interpretation of the books of Luke and Acts. Also present throughout is commentary author David L. Allen's thorough analysis of the writing style similarities between Hebrews, Luke, and Acts.

Author Biography

David Allen is dean of the School of Theology, professor of Preaching, and director of the Center of Biblical Preaching at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) in Fort Worth, Texas. He holds degrees from Criswell College (B.A.), SWBTS (M.Div.), and the University of Texas at Arlington (Ph.D.).

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations	p. viii
Series Preface	p. xii
Author's Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Historical Survey of the Authorship Question: Development of the Lukan Theory	p. 10
Barnabas, Apollos, and Paul	p. 40
The Linguistic Argument: Lexical, Stylistic, and Textlinguistic Evidence	p. 78
The Purposes of Luke-Acts and Hebrews Compared	p. 175
The Theology of Luke-Acts and Hebrews Compared	p. 196
The Identity of Luke and the Jewish Background of Luke-Acts	p. 261
Historical Reconstruction: Lukan Authorship of Hebrews	p. 324
Conclusion	p. 376
Select Bibliography	p. 380
Author Index	p. 390
Subject Index	p. 397
Scripture Index	p. 400
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