Abstract

FUNG, Benjamin W.W.; SPENCER, Aida B.  and  VILJOEN, Francois P.. What does kαθεξῆς in Luke 1:3 mean? Discovering the writing order of the Gospel of Luke. In Skriflig (Online) [online]. 2017, vol.51, n.1, pp.1-10. ISSN 2305-0853.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ids.v51i1.2218.

In the preface of his Gospel Luke says that he is going to write 'in an orderly account' (καθεξῆς). However, scholars have no consensus about the kind of order Luke is seeking. This article aims to ascertain the meaning of καθεξῆς through a detailed study of this word, which includes a study of its usages in the Bible, its etymology, related words, and its meaning in contemporary Greek usages. This article proposes that καθεξῆς most likely refers to chronological order.

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