Lectures - How Accurate Is Acts of the Apostles?

How much of the Acts of the Apostles can be trusted as history? This unique New Testament book offers the only continuous narrative of Christianity’s earliest decades after Jesus’ death. Yet while the author presents a coherent story of the apostles’ missions and Paul’s conversion, many details of Paul’s life and teachings in Acts contradict his own letters. Unlike the gospels, where multiple, often contradictory accounts allow historians to reconstruct historical portraits of Jesus, Acts stands alone—and its historicity remains in question. In this live lecture, John Hamer of Toronto Centre Place examines the authorship, structure, and contents of the Book of Acts and considers how much of its narrative reflects the historical reality of the early Christian movement. Join the livestream to participate in the discussion and to ask questions of our lecturer during the Q&A. This lecture is part of our series exploring Christianity and the Bible from an academic perspective through history, mythology, archaeology, theology, and biblical studies. 📚 Browse our catalogue of free lectures at https://www.centreplace.ca/lectures Your generous support allows us to offer these lectures at no cost. Please consider making a donation (tax deductible in the US and Canada): ❤️ https://www.centreplace.ca/donate ️ #actsoftheapostles #biblehistory #christianhistory #apostles