Henry J. CadburyÂ’s analysis of the making of Luke-Acts is organized around four principal factors that affected that final form: the materials that were accessible to the author; the language and genre in which the author was writing; the authorÂ’s own individual personality, often expressed unconsciously; and the authorÂ’s conscious purpose in composition. The Making of Luke-Acts was first published in 1927 and has remained a mainstay in Lucan studies ever since. This edition includes a new introduction by Paul Anderson, George Fox University.
“The following pages aim to recover some features of [the character of the third evangelist], to visualize the other factors which went into his noteworthy undertaking, to illustrate from his contemporaries the methods of composition that he employed, and so to give as clear, comprehensive and realistic a picture as possible of the whole literary process that produced Luke and Acts.”
—from the preface
“Generations of students, whether novice or accomplished, have turned first to Henry Cadbury on matters related to Luke since the initial publication of The Making of Luke-Acts in 1927. In this disarmingly small text, Cadbury anticipated by decades almost every facet of contemporary concern in Lukan studies. The republication of this valuable book is welcomed indeed.”
—Joel B. Green, Professor of New Testament, Asbury Theological Seminary
