The Historical Reliability of Acts
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What is the book of Acts? Is it a reliable history of the early church and the life of the apostle Paul? Or is it a rather late, largely fictional retelling of these events? It is safe to say that modern New Testament scholarship strongly favors this latter option. But what if there is compelling evidence telling in favor of the historical reliability of Acts? And if so, what are the ramifications of this evidence for the Christian faith and Christian apologetics? This video will explore these questions arguing that there is excellent evidence for the reliability of the book of Acts and that this fact serves an critical role in making the case for the resurrection of Jesus.
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:05 - Authorship of Luke-Acts
07:12 - Date of Composition of Luke-Acts
08:09 - Does Luke-Acts Know Josephus?
15:47 - Is Luke-Acts Never Quoted Before 150 AD?
20:36 - When Was Papias Writing?
24:29 - Was Acts Written Before 70 AD?
31:01 - Internal Evidence of Reliability
31:30 - Names, Titles, and Places
35:39 - Correlations with the Pauline Corpus
36:28 - Undesigned Coincidences
38:07 - Conclusion
Sources:
Cynic Sage or Son of God? - Gregory A. Boyd
Preface to Luke - Harold Riley
The Medical Language of St. Luke - William Kirk Hobart
"Lexical Notes on Luke-Acts: II. Recent Arguments for Medical Language" Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 45, No. 1/2 (1926) - Henry J. Cadbury
Evidence and Paul’s Journeys - Jefferson White
Josephus and the New Testament, Second Edition - Steve Mason
Rethinking the Dates of the New Testament - Jonathan Bernier
The Book of Acts in the Setting of Hellenistic History - Colin J. Hemer
Literary Studies in Luke-Acts - Richard P. Thompson and Thomas E. Philips (eds.)
Who Chose the Gospels? - C. E. Hill
“The Date of Papias: A Reassessment” JETS 26/2 (June 1983) - Robert W. Yarbrough
The Three Gospels - Martin Mosse
Hidden in Plain View - Lydia McGrew
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