Full text loading...
This article challenges the common scholarly view that Luke and Acts portray prophecy as reviving only with John the Baptist and Jesus after a period of decline. Through analysis of Luke 11:45–52 and 13:31–35, the study argues that Luke emphasises the continuity of prophecy from the scriptural prophets through Jesus and the apostles as an expression of divine faithfulness. Comparisons with Pesher Habakkuk, Philo, Josephus, and t. Soṭah reveal that, although these sources speak about prophets as figures from the past, they express God’s persistent commitment to his people in other ways and, like Luke, use the figure of the “prophet” to legitimate their account of the past, interpretation of the present, and hopes for the future.
Article metrics loading...
Full text loading...
References