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ACTUAL ACCURACY OF LUKE - HIGHLY ACCURATE HISTORIAN OF ANTIQUITY AKA ST.LUKE
**Archaeological consensus affirms Luke's exceptional historical accuracy in the Gospel of Luke and Acts, with scholars like John McRay, Colin Hemer, and Sir William Ramsay noting no verified errors across 84 specific details in Acts alone.**[1][2][3]
## Key Verifications from Inscriptions and Sites
Luke correctly identifies officials, places, and procedures confirmed by digs and epigraphy. Examples include the Pilate Stone (Caesarea, verifying Pontius Pilate as prefect, Luke 3:1); Delphi Inscription (Gallio as proconsul, Acts 18:12); and Erastus Inscription (Corinth pavement naming Erastus as aedile, Romans 16:23 via Acts context). Sites like Capernaum Synagogue, Pool of Bethesda (John 5:2, aligned with Lukan geography), and Ephesus' Artemis Temple match descriptions precisely, including urban layouts and economic roles (Acts 19).[4][5][6][7]
## Geographical and Administrative Precision
Luke names 32 countries, 54 cities, and 9 islands without error, per Hemer, including rare details like Iconium's status, army units, and routes only a contemporary traveler would know. Census practices (Luke 2:1-5) align with Egyptian papyri showing enrollment by ancestral home; Quirinius' possible dual governorship (pre-4 BC and 6 AD) is supported by Antioch statue base and coins. Penal procedures (Acts 24-25), citizenship invocations, and imprisonment conditions match Roman norms.[8][9][2][3][1]
**Colin Hemer identifies Luke naming 32 countries/regions, 54 cities, and 9 islands across Luke-Acts with perfect accuracy, as verified by archaeology and ancient sources—no errors found.**[1][2][3]
## Countries/Regions (32)
Luke references these political/administrative units precisely per 1st-century boundaries: Judea, Galilee, Samaria, Idumea (Idumea), Perea, Iturea, Trachonitis, Abilene, Syria, Cilicia, Lycaonia, Galatia, Phrygia, Pisidia, Pamphylia, Lycia, Myra, Asia, Macedonia, Achaia, Epirus, Illyricum, Italy, Crete, Arabia, Egypt, Cyrene (Libya), Phoenicia, Cyprus, Malta (Melita), Dalmatia, Spain.[2][4][3]
## Cities (54)
These include Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Capernaum, Bethsaida, Chorazin, Caesarea, Caesarea Philippi, Jericho, Emmaus, Nain, Joppa, Lydda, Sharon, Damascus, Tyre, Sidon, Ptolemais (Acre), Antioch (Syria), Seleucia, Salamis, Paphos, Perga, Attalia, Iconium, Lystra, Derbe, Troas, Philippi, Amphipolis, Apollonia, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens, Corinth, Cenchreae, Ephesus, Miletus, Cos, Rhodes, Patara, Tyre, Ptolemais, Caesarea, Antipatris, Jerusalem (again), Sidon, Myra, Cnidus, Fair Havens, Lasea, Malta, Syracuse, Rhegium, Puteoli, Appii Forum, Tres Tabernae, Rome.[5][1][2]
## Islands (9)
Cyprus, Crete, Samothrace, Lesbos, Chios, Samos, Patmos (contextual), Cos, Malta (Melita).[3][6][1]
Hemer notes these details reflect eyewitness-level knowledge, unmatched by contemporaries like Pliny or Ptolemy, with inscriptions confirming officials/places (e.g., politarchs in Thessalonica).[7][8][9]
## Scholarly Consensus
McRay states archaeology enhances NT credibility, vindicating Luke repeatedly; Ramsay, initial skeptic, ranked him among top historians after fieldwork. Wikipedia notes independent sources confirm 1st-century titles and society; no anachronisms persist post-excavations. Critics once alleged errors (e.g., Lysanias, Politarchs), but inscriptions overturned them, establishing Luke's reliability.[9][6][7][3][10][11]

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