whirlingmerc
Well-Known Member
So you did not review the evidence. Fair enough
Actually Luke gets the titles right every time
and fitting to the right places
Accuracy and Reliability of the Gospel of Luke
Luke's use of Specialised Titles
- One of the most remarkable things about Luke's accuracy was his familiarity with the correct titles of all the notable persons he mentioned - that is not an easy feat in those days (there is no encyclopedia of "Who is who" or the Internet) - (to illustrate: how did the Germans call Hitler ?)
- Example 1:
In Acts 13 v 7, Luke addressed Sergius Paulus with the (correct) term "anthupa";, translated "deputy"; or "proconsul.";
- Example 2:
In Acts 16 v 19, Luke used the correct title "archon", translated "rulers"; or "authorities";
- Example 3:
In Acts 16 v 35, he used the correct titles "praetors"; and "lictors";, translated "magistrates"; and "serjants"; or "officers";
- Example 4:
Luke correctly called Herod Antipas "tetrarch".
(On the other hand, Herod's Jewish subjects called him "King" (see Mark 6 v 14). But Herod was never promoted to royal status by the Emperor and Luke is right to call him by the lower title "tetrarch")