St.+Luke,+the+historian

Over the years, Luke has received much scrutiny over the credibility of his writings in The Gospel of Luke and in Acts.

BUT time and time again Luke has been PROVEN RIGHT by archaeology! media type="youtube" key="FfxK7G8TuaY" height="344" width="425" align="center"
 * For years historians doubted that Pontius Pilate ever existed.

The claim was that Pilate came strictly from Biblical tradition, and since he is only briefly mentioned in the historical writings of Josephus and Tacitus it was assumed that they got their information from a false source (The Bible). || ||
 * For years historians claimed that the term Politarch was never used in Thessalonica.

This term, that Luke uses, was never seen written anywhere else. Therefore, divine inspiration was laughed at and Luke was said to have been mistaken. || ||
 * Since Cyprus is an imperial province, for years historians claimed that the ruler of this province would never be called a proconsul.

Paul encounters a learned man named Sergius Paulus on this island, so of course historians doubted that this man existed as well. || ||
 * Paul cites Gallio as the proconsul of Achaia.

Archaeology has not only proven this to be true, but it gives us an accurate account of when Paul arrived in Corinth: winter of A.D. 49. || ||
 * An ossuary is a box about 2.5 feet long, usually made out of clay or cut out of chalk or limestone, used primarily to bury human bones after the soft tissue and flesh have decomposed.

Ossuary panels often had decorations on them, and many had inscriptions or painted markings and letters, indicating whose bones were inside.

Over 120 ossuaries from this time period have been uncovered. ||

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