Featured Research.Luke the PhysicianIs there internal evidence for the church tradition that Luke the Evangelist was a doctor? This new peer-reviewed study uses the latest analytical tools to inform the discussion.
Name StatisticsThis is one of several articles that describes how name distribution can gauge the historicity of the Gospels and Acts, co-authored with Jason Wilson, head of the math and computer science department at Biola University. Read our preprint version for free.
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About.
Besides being a husband and a father, I am a New Testament scholar with an interest in onomastics (the study of names). Much of my research has also focused on the historical details of Luke's text. Here you will find information about my books and my academic research.
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Forthcoming Book.Jason Wilson and I are currently under contract with InterVarsity Academic to produce a book on the historical and statistical significance of personal names in the Gospels and Acts. New elements will include:
- additional lexical entries from recent archaeological publications; - an assessment of the Gospels-Acts name occurrences against various chronological periods; - statistical and historical analysis of female names in the Gospels-Acts; - goodness-of-fit testing on tria nomina from ancient biographies and modern historical novels. |
Are name statistics in the Gospels and Acts a good test of historicity? These two videos explain the initial findings.
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Documentary.Many thanks to Capturing Christianity and Green Light Studio for putting together a documentary on my book, The Historical Tell.
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Endorsements.
I have previewed this book [The Historical Tell] with great interest, admiration, and, dare I say, envy. The author displays to me an incredible breadth of authoritative knowledge... Paul Barnett
Lecturer Emeritus, Moore Theological College |
Luuk van de Weghe contributes meaningfully to our understandings of biblical historiography regarding the histories of early Christianity and Jesus of Nazareth. Paul N. Anderson
Professor of Biblical and Quaker Studies at George Fox University |
Van de Weghe brings fresh material and a fresh perspective...The field of New Testament studies needs this sort of serious engagement with a reportage model of the Gospels. Lydia McGrew
Author, The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John As Historical Reportage |
Luuk van de Weghe breaks some new ground. Most important is his meticulous analysis of names, demonstrating that here Luke is in line with serious historians like Plutarch, Suetonius or Josephus. Rainer Riesner
Professor emeritus of New Testament at the University of Dortmund/Germany |
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In this clip from the documentary on The Historical Tell, I discuss how the original spelling of Mary's name informs the question of whether Luke relied on eyewitness testimony. For more, see Richard Fellows' discussion here.
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Wes Huff recently discussed my names research on the Joe Rogan Experience (Ep. 2252). This is an area of ongoing research, and we are currently in the midst of producing new onomastic data and findings on the topic.
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