Luuk van de Weghe
Biographic Data
| ID | 8868465 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Luuk van de Weghe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Luuk |
| FAMILY NAME | van de Weghe |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DE WEGHE L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Aberdeen |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8710-503X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Re-Examining the Statistical Methodology and Onomastic Claims of Gregor and Blais’ Argument from Name Popularity
In 2024 Gregor and Blais published a JSNT article using two different statistical methods to conclude, contra Bauckham (2017), that selected Apocryphal texts and the Babylonian Talmud ‘do not correspond to the distribution among first-century Palestinian Jews statistically significantly worse than the distribution in Gospels-Acts’ and ‘the two corpora paradoxically align better in some respects’. In this paper, we show that the first method is st…
Why Name Popularity is a Good Test of Historicity
Are name statistics in the Gospels and Acts a good test of historicity? Kamil Gregor and Brian Blais, in a recent article of the jshj , argue that the sample of name occurrences in the Gospels and Acts is too small to be determinative and that several statistical anomalies weigh against a positive verdict. Unfortunately, their conclusions result directly from improper testing and questionable data selection. Chi-squared goodness-of-fit testing es…
Name Recall in the Synoptic Gospels
Onomastic congruence (a feature defined in this article) is characteristic of historiographic biographies from the Early Empire. The Synoptic Gospels display onomastic congruence, as well as conservatism in their treatment of names. The preservation of names, especially those centred around key roles and events, suggests that some names may have been preserved in the oral archives of early Christian communities to footnote living eyewitness sourc…
The Beloved Eyewitness
In 1963, New Testament Studies published an article by Pierson Parker in which he argued that the commonalities of the Third and Fourth Gospels result from direct contact between their respective authors. This article strengthens Parker's case. It highlights additional patterns of commonality between the two Gospels. It demonstrates that these areas of commonality align with events in the Fourth Gospel allegedly experienced by the Beloved Discipl…
Truth and Semantic Change in the Gospel of John
The semantic change of ἀλήθεια in the Gospel of John results from an experienced event. Prior to its analysis of ἀλήθεια within the Gospel, this study categorizes synchronic usages of “truth” from the ancient Mediterranean world. It then argues that the way the Gospel utilizes these prior categories reveals the specific motivations for the semantic expansion of ἀλήθεια into a Christological concept. This article considers the cognitive motivation…
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Truth and Semantic Change in the Gospel of John
The semantic change of ἀλήθεια in the Gospel of John results from an experienced event. Prior to its analysis of ἀλήθεια within the Gospel, this study categorizes synchronic usages of “truth” from the ancient Mediterranean world. It then argues that the way the Gospel utilizes these prior categories reveals the specific motivations for the semantic expansion of ἀλήθεια into a Christological concept. This article considers the cognitive motivation…
The Beloved Eyewitness
In 1963, New Testament Studies published an article by Pierson Parker in which he argued that the commonalities of the Third and Fourth Gospels result from direct contact between their respective authors. This article strengthens Parker's case. It highlights additional patterns of commonality between the two Gospels. It demonstrates that these areas of commonality align with events in the Fourth Gospel allegedly experienced by the Beloved Discipl…
Name Recall in the Synoptic Gospels
Onomastic congruence (a feature defined in this article) is characteristic of historiographic biographies from the Early Empire. The Synoptic Gospels display onomastic congruence, as well as conservatism in their treatment of names. The preservation of names, especially those centred around key roles and events, suggests that some names may have been preserved in the oral archives of early Christian communities to footnote living eyewitness sourc…
Why Name Popularity is a Good Test of Historicity
Are name statistics in the Gospels and Acts a good test of historicity? Kamil Gregor and Brian Blais, in a recent article of the jshj , argue that the sample of name occurrences in the Gospels and Acts is too small to be determinative and that several statistical anomalies weigh against a positive verdict. Unfortunately, their conclusions result directly from improper testing and questionable data selection. Chi-squared goodness-of-fit testing es…
Re-Examining the Statistical Methodology and Onomastic Claims of Gregor and Blais’ Argument from Name Popularity
In 2024 Gregor and Blais published a JSNT article using two different statistical methods to conclude, contra Bauckham (2017), that selected Apocryphal texts and the Babylonian Talmud ‘do not correspond to the distribution among first-century Palestinian Jews statistically significantly worse than the distribution in Gospels-Acts’ and ‘the two corpora paradoxically align better in some respects’. In this paper, we show that the first method is st…
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