The Preface to Luke's Gospel (Paperback)

Abbreviations; Foreword; 1. The Lucan preface: questions and assumptions; 2. On the beginnings of books; 3. Historical prefaces; 4. Scientific prefaces (1): origins and development; 5. Scientific prefaces (2): Structure, content & style; 6. Luke's preface; 7. Hellenistic Jewish prefaces; 8. The Social matrix of Luke's preface; 9 The appropriate form of words for the occasion; Appendix A: selected scientific prefaces; Appendix B: bibliographical notes on texts studied; Short bibliography; Index.