A Study on the Relation between the Luke-Acts and the Classics (『누가복음』, 『사도행전』과 그리스 로마 고전의 관련성 연구)

Heon KIM (김헌)

doi:10.17326/jhsnu.77.1.202002.79

A Study on the Relation between the Luke-Acts and the Classics

Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University
2020, 77(1), pp.79-106
DOI : 10.17326/jhsnu.77.1.202002.79
Publisher : Institute of Humanities, Seoul National University
Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
Received : January 15, 2020
Accepted : February 12, 2020
Published : February 28, 2020

Heon KIM ¹

¹서울대학교

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ABSTRACT

This paper focuses on the readers of St. Luke who wrote the Gospel according to St. Luke and the Acts of Apostles. St. Luke had not only the Jews but also the Gentiles as his readers. Especially the Gentiles were romans and the populations of Roman provinces and colonies, so they were accustomed to the Greek and Roman classics. When they read St. Luke’s two writings, naturally they understood the story of Jesus and St. Paul recalling classical heros or gods on the base of the classical texts to which they were accustomed. In this respect, it is very probable that St. Luke intentionally used the classical narratives and expressions in order to deliver the story of Jesus and St. Paul to the Gentile readers. In this respect, this paper compares St. Luke’s writings with Homer’s Odyssey, Homeric Hymn 5 and Virgil’s Aeneid.

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Classics, Luke, Gospel according to St. Luke, Acts of Apostles, Gentiles, Reader, Imitation, Homer, Odyssey, Virgil, Aeneid, Homeric Hymn

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