Reading Luke as a Cultural Elite

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Helen and Lloyd discuss how the gospel of Luke was written for cultural elites with guest Dr. Daniel Glover.

We tend to imagine that the gospels were written by Christians for other Christians. But this week, Helen and Lloyd take a trip with Dr Daniel Glover, who has argued that the figure we now call Luke was writing for a cadre of well-educated, cultural elites. This in turn shapes the way that he presents Jesus, conforming to a range philosophical and mythological tropes. Daniel B. Glover is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Lee University. His research focuses on early Christianity w...

People in this episode

Hosts: Helen Bond, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Guest: Dr Daniel Glover

Topics covered

• gospels
• cultural elites
• early Christianity
• philosophical tropes
• mythological tropes

Keywords

• gospels
• Luke
• cultural elites
• early Christianity
• philosophy
• mythology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lee University

Books & works: Luke

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