Abstract
The introduction to Zdeněk Sázava's dissertation and habilitation thesis presents his contribution in the field of redaction criticism, which he explains in his works as a new method. The state of research is described, and the results of pioneers H.
Conzelmann, G. Bornkamm and E.
Käsemann are mentioned. Z.
Sázava applied redaction criticism to the writings of Luke-Acts, which was a pioneering act at the time of writing his academic works.