ON THE RELIABILITY OF THE BOOK OF ACTS: Luke’s account of the aftermath of the crucifixion and the rise of the early Christian movement contains many tiny details.
Lyaconian is the language spoken in Lystra.
Luke identifies the two pagan deities associated with the city.
In Thessalonica magistrates are called Politarchs.
Thyatira is the center of cloth dyeing.
Grammataeus is the designation of the city clerk in Ephesus.
Members of the Athenian court are called Areopagites.
The head of Malta is the “chief man of the island.”
Luke names the stopping places along the Appian Way.
He gives the appropriate route for crossing the open sea from Cyprus when there are strong northwest winds.
He names Pergamon as a port for ships to dock.
He identifies a sailors’ landmark at Samothrace.
Modern scholars have chased down these details through historical and archaeological research. Luke, as it turns out, was meticulous about facts and his descriptions have proven reliable.
Before debating free will, you have to start with the Calvinist view of God.
In Calvinism, God doesn’t merely permit or allow events to happen—He decrees them.
That distinction changes the entire debate over predestination.
This video illustrates how biblical archaeology works by examining a clay seal dated to the 8th century BC and attributed to the prophet Isaiah. It was produced by the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology (http://www.armstronginstitute.org) and narrated by Stephen Flurry.
In Corinth, the apostle Paul befriended a man named Erastus, who is described in Romans 16:23 as the treasurer of the city.
Erastus is mentioned two other times in the Bible, in Acts 19:22 and 2 Timothy 4:20.
During excavations in Corinth in 1929, archaeologists found a rectangular pavement stone near the ruins of the ancient theater.
The stone had an inscription which is a kind of philanthropic acknowledgement.
“Erastus in return for his aedileship laid this at his own expense.”
Some historians dispute that this is the same Erastus.
But quite clearly the Erastus of the pavement stone is a city official.
The title “aedile” refers to a person who manages commercial affairs and public works.
Erastus is not a common name, so there weren’t a whole bunch of people running around, all named Erastus.
The inscription is in the right location, Corinth, and it is dated to around 50 A.D. when Paul was there.
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