Historical Accuracy in the Book of Acts

It is very common, especially in atheist circles, to dismiss the Bible as being a bunch of made up fairy tales. Apparently, because it is a religious book it is disqualified from being taken seriously.

One way of evaluating the truth or not of the Bible’s core message is to look at the events it describes and see how reliable they are. In this video, we will do this for a selection of the events from the Book of Acts.

References
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[1] Sergius Paulus: An Archaeological Biography (https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2019/11/15/sergius-paulus-an-archaeological-biography/)
[2] Sergius Paulus (http://www.biblehistory.net/newsletter/paulus.htm)
[3] K. Atkinson, A History of the Hasmonean State: Josephus and Beyond. 2016.
[4] F. Josephus, “Antiquities of the Jews,” pp. 343–361.
[5] C. Anderson and B. Edwards, Evidence for the Bible. Day One Publications, 2014.
[6] S. J. Friesen, S. A. James, and D. N. Schowalter, “Corinth in Contrast,” Corinth in Contrast, 2014, doi: 10.1163/9789004261310.
[7] Tyrian Purple (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_purple)
[8] Lydia: Seller of Purple in the Book of Acts (https://www.learnreligions.com/lydia-in-the-bible-4150413)

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