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The Construction with a Verb of Saying as an Indication of Source in Luke

Today's New Testament scholars are indebted to the scholars of past generations who worked assiduously to provide bases for comparison of one work with another. However, one can question whether or not the products of earlier scholarship are used with proper critical acumen. The purpose of this study is to test the notion that the construction with a verb of saying designating those who are addressed is an indication of the redactorial activity of the author of the gospel which we attribute to Luke. More than any other evangelist Luke uses Trpos with the accusative to designate those who are addressed when he uses a verb of saying. This fact, however, should be viewed in light of the total number of times that the ones addressed are indicated if one wants to see if there is any pattern in the way that the construction was used. For purposes of this study I have divided the material of the third gospel into four parts: that contained only in Luke is labelled L; that contained in Luke and Mark is labelled M, that contained in Luke and Matthew is labelled Q, that contained in all three Synoptics is labelled C. I have also divided the material according to the use of A£yeiv/ Ei-rreiv or some other words of saying. While in some instances one might argue for a different classification of some of the material, that which is given should be valid for purposes of general comparison.