tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post8594008595530316558..comments2023-06-15T09:41:19.355-05:00Comments on NT/History Blog: Mental FilesBill Heromanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283809456471966882noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-51569395903927172042008-07-03T14:14:00.000-05:002008-07-03T14:14:00.000-05:00I am very interested, Richard, and I am reading th...I am very interested, Richard, and I am reading <A HREF="http://members.shaw.ca/rfellows/My_Homepage_Files/Page41.html" REL="nofollow">the chronology page</A> right now. How old is that page and have you gotten much feedback on it?<BR/><BR/>I have many differences with your timeline, but many of your considerations are intriguing, and I'd enjoy discussing them more at length by private e-mail.<BR/><BR/>At the least, yes I do agree there are many protective silences in Luke and I'll give you another one: Illyricum. I believe Luke says "all over that region" because he didn't want the Romans to know Paul had been as far as Dyrrachium, the end of the Egnatian Way and the ferry point to the 'boot heel' of Italy. <BR/><BR/>I believe perhaps all of these protective silences (good term, by the way, and thank you for it) in Luke only make sense if Luke was writing a defense for Paul's trial in Rome. The three omitted shipwrecks, for example, make Paul look like a prophet, instead of merely an unfortunately experienced man or worse, a cursed one.<BR/><BR/>Have you found any books or articles that discuss these protective silences? And can you tell me which of your articles discuss this best and/or other scholarship on the topic?<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much, Richard.Bill Heromanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283809456471966882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-11661797075425659012008-07-02T23:07:00.000-05:002008-07-02T23:07:00.000-05:00Bill,It seems that you, like me, are thinking that...Bill,<BR/><BR/>It seems that you, like me, are thinking that Luke's silence about Arabia is some kind of protective silence. You may be interested in my discussion of other protective silences in Acts and in Paul's letters. You may also be interested in my discussion of Pauline chronology. You can find the links here:<BR/>http://members.shaw.ca/rfellows/index.htm<BR/>Comments welcome.Richard Fellowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777460488456330838noreply@blogger.com