Assisting the Word by Making (Up) History: Luke's Project and Ours

The project of the first Christian historian stands as a parable of the successes and failures of all subsequent attempts to provide a reliable basis for faith by constructing a history right down to our own postmodern struggles. Though we lack Luke's confidence, we cannot escape the necessity...

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Main Author: Meeks, Wayne A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2003
In: Interpretation
Year: 2003, Volume: 57, Issue: 2, Pages: 151-162
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Summary:The project of the first Christian historian stands as a parable of the successes and failures of all subsequent attempts to provide a reliable basis for faith by constructing a history right down to our own postmodern struggles. Though we lack Luke's confidence, we cannot escape the necessity of making up the best history we can in order to “assist the Logos of God.”
ISSN:2159-340X
Contains:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002096430005700204