1 G. STERLING, Historiography and Self-Definition. Josephos, Luke-Acts and Apologetic Historiography (VTS 64; Leiden 1992) 365-369.
2 M. KRENKEL, Josephus und Lukas (Leipzig 1894); C. BURKITT, The Gospel History and Its Transmission (Edinburgh 1911) 105-110; and B. STREETER, The Four Gospels (London 1926) 556-558, all believe that Luke was dependent upon Josephus. H. SCHRECKENBERG, "Flavius Josephus und die lukanischen Schriften", Wort in der Zeit (eds. W. HAUBECK – M. BACHMANN) (Leiden 1980) 179-209, suggests that both authors used common traditions and observed the same events, but that differences between the two authors outweigh the similarities. F. BRUCE, "The Acts of the Apostles", Religion (ANRW II, 25, 3; Berlin 1985) 2590, denies any connection. F. J. FOAKES-JACKSON, The Acts of the Apostles (London 1931) xiii-xv, declares that we cannot solve this debate with our present information. All these sources are cited in STERLING, Josephos, 365-366.
3 STERLING, Josephos, 222-225 especially, and 226-389.
4 SCHRECKENBERG, "Josephus", 179-210.
5 E. EHRLICH, Der Traum im Alten Testament (BZAW 73; Berlin 1953) 18-19, 35; and R. GNUSE, "The Temple Experience of Jaddus in the ‘Antiquities’ of Josephus: A Report of Jewish Dream Incubation", JQR 83 (1992-1993) 349-388; R. GNUSE, Dreams and Dream Reports in the Writings of Josephus (AGJU 36; Leiden 1996) 68-101, 186-187, 230-236. In the biblical text we may have reports of inadvertant or indirect dream incubation in a sacred place in the accounts of Jacob at Bethel (Gen 28,10-22) and Beersheba (Gen 46,1-7) and perhaps Samuel at Shiloh ( 1 Sam 3,1-21); the only account of clear incubation occurs with Solomon at Gibeon (1 Kgs 3,4-15). Since biblical authors wished to avoid any implication that God could be manipulated into providing a revelation, allusions to dream incubation were recorded tersely or edited out of the text.
6 R. BROWN, The Birth of the Messiah (Garden City 1977) 263.
7 R. GNUSE, "Dream Reports in the Writings of Flavius Josephus", RB 96 (1989) 358-390, and ID., Josephus, 129-204, especially 201-204.
8 J. FICHTNER, "Berufung II. Im Alten Testament", RGG (3rd ed.; ed. Kurt Galling; Tübingen 1957) 1084-1086; N. HABEL, "The Form and Significance of the Call Narratives", ZAW 77 (1965) 297-323, who provides the best analysis of the form-critical structure; B. LONG, "Prophetic Call Traditions and Reports of Visions", ZAW 84 (1972) 494-500; B. HUBBARD, "Commissioning Stories in Luke-Acts", Semeia 8 (1977) 103-126, who also assesses Zechariah’s experience as a call narrative, or more properly by his categories, a commissioning story, 115.
9 HUBBARD, "Commissioning", 115.
10 BROWN, Birth, 265-266, 282-285, who holds to the latter position.
11 BROWN, Birth, 268-272.
12 BROWN, Birth, 269, 274-276.
13 R. GNUSE, The Dream Theophany of Samuel (Lanham 1984) 63-85, and id., Josephus, 73-92, 129-204.
14 BROWN, Birth, 280.
15 R. MEYER, "
profh/thj", TDNT VI, 825; J. BLENKINSOPP, "Prophecy and Priesthood in Josephus", JJS 25 (1974) 251; H. ATTRIDGE, "Josephus and His Works", Jewish Writings of the Second Temple Period (ed. M. STONE) (CRINT II, 2; Philadelphia 1984) 223; M. SMITH, "The Occult in Josephus", Josephus, Judaism, and Christianity (eds. L. FELDMAN – G. HATA) (Detroit 1987) 246; L. FELDMAN, "Prophets and Prophecy in Josephus", JTS 41 (1990) 402.16 GNUSE, Josephus, 21-33.
17 SCHRECKENBERG, "Josephus", 193.