In his famous prologue, Luke indicates that his Gospel is addressed to a “most excellent Theophilus.” As others had done, Luke decided to write an orderly account about the things Jesus had accomplished “among us.” So, was Luke suggesting that both he and Theophilus had witnessed some of these events? And since Theophilus was described with such an honorific title, is it possible to see him as the Jerusalem high priest mentioned by Josephus? Joining Shane to discuss these questions and more is Dr. Peter G. Bolt, author of Luke: A Commentary, published by The Gospel Coalition.
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Books
Luke: A Commentary, Peter G. Bolt — FREE
Gospel Women, Richard Bauckham
Living Footnotes in the Gospel of Luke, Luuk van de Weghe
The Historical Tell, Luuk van de Weghe
Redating the New Testament, John A.T. Robinson
Redating Matthew, Mark & Luke, John Wenham
Can We Trust The Gospels? Peter J. Williams
Testimonies to the Truth, Lydia McGrew
Luke’s Key Witness, Shane Rosenthal
God’s Grace Inscribed on the Human Heart, Peter Bolt (editor)
The above book features Dr. Bolt’s essay on Joanna & Theophilus
Articles
Is Luke a Trustworthy Historian? Sir William Ramsay
Can We Trust Luke’s History of the Early Jesus Movement? Shane Rosenthal
On Faith & History, Shane Rosenthal
Who is Sergius Paulus? Shane Rosenthal
Simon of Cyrene: An Intriguing Archaeological Discovery, Shane Rosenthal
The Implications of 70 AD, Shane Rosenthal
A Pre-70 Date for the Gospels & Acts, Shane Rosenthal
The Date of John’s Gospel, Revisited, Shane Rosenthal
Outside the Gospels, What Can We Know About Jesus? Shane Rosenthal
Episodes
Did Josephus Ever Mention Jesus? Episode #77 with T.C. Schmidt
Jesus in Josephus & Other Ancient Texts, Episode #78 with T.C. Schmidt
Did the Exodus Ever Happen? Episode #69 with David Rohl
Locating Golgotha, Episode #17 with David Rohl
Stories of Jesus: Can They Be Trusted? Episode. #61 with Peter J. Williams
Are the Gospels History or Fiction? Ep. #52 with John Dickson
The Gospel Creed, Episode #9
Faith Founded on Facts, Episode #15
Video — featuring Shane Rosenthal, discussing Luke’s Key Witness
The Alisa Childers Podcast
Cross Examined with Frank Turek
You Can Handle The Truth
F4F with Chris Rosebrough
Faith Founded on Facts (Part 1)
On this episode, Shane weaves together several interviews he’s recorded over the years on topics related to the Christian view of “faith,” how it’s grounded in the facts of the real world, and why we…
