Talk:Theophilus (Biblical)

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[edit] Source of beliefs and traditions

What is the source for this belief? It is also believed that the Theophilus Luke is addressing served as High Priest from 37 to 42 A.D

See Wikipedia entry for Theophilus ben Ananus

Except for the Coptic tradition, all the other traditions and beliefs are unsourced or unattributed. Who are all these "some" who believe or identify or who hold various and sundry traditions? Please give specific identification. I will insert an "This article does not cite its references or sources." header into the article to spur a bit of attention to this problem. --SFDan 08:31, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi, the paper that is the source http://www.geocities.com/gospelofluke/theosub/THEOSUB.htm Theophilus: A Proposal - Richard H. Anderson 1996: Evangelical Quarterly,

It is a well-done paper and there is auxiliary material after it was written, especially ..

http://christiancadre.blogspot.com/2004/11/who-was-theophilus-thoughts-on-preface.html Who was Theophilus? – Thoughts on the Preface of the Gospel of Luke - November 23, 2004

More links on this at .. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Messianic_Apologetic/message/13544

Praxeus 07:06, 2 February 2007 (UTC)