Download or read book The Formal Education of the Author of Luke-Acts written by Steve Reece and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-14 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Steve Reece argues that the author of Luke-Acts was aware of many literary works that formed a part of basic Hellenistic literate education, and makes his case by proving that many Greek authors were well known (from papyrological and citational data) at the likely time of Luke's composition. By focusing solely upon Luke-Acts, Reece is able to explore the evident Hellenistic education of the author, including the content of the curriculum, and the papyrological evidence of school exercises, his potential familiarity with Greek authors, and the influence of each of these major authors upon his work"--