Jordaan, P. J.Allen, N. P. L.2019-11-182019-11-182019https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6843-1865http://hdl.handle.net/10394/33671MA (New Testament), North-West University, Potchefstroom CampusThis research project primarily concerns itself with a theory perfected by Steve Mason, concerning the more probable sources and inspirations for both the content and literary style of Luke-Acts, specifically: This theory, I have termed the “Mason thesis” and which advocates that apart from its obvious dependence on Q. and Ev.Matt. Luke-Acts, was largely indebted to Josephus for much of his historical information as well as his favoured rhetorical strategy.enLuke-ActsMason thesisJosephusA Critical Review of Mason's MethodologyThe Influence of CollingwoodThe Importance of the Linguistic ParadigmThe Hermeneutic of Suspicion versus the Hermeneutic of TrustThe Historical Context of Mason's ThesisHellenistic History WritingPortraying Christianity in a Jewish ContextEvidence of Historiographical Influence and Josephan RhetoricCircumstantial Evidence of PlagiarismComparable Evidence of PlagiarismCorrespondences Between Literary Themes and Choice of VocabularyThesis