New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman says that the author of Acts didn’t know the Apostle Paul. Ehrman writes: “(The author of Acts) is simply claiming to be a traveling companion of Paul’s and therefore unusually well suited to give a “true” account of Paul’s message and mission. But he almost certainly was not a companion of Paul’s. On the one hand, he was writing long after Paul and his companions were dead. Scholars usually date Acts to around 85 CE or so, over two decades after Paul’s death. On the other hand, he seems to be far too poorly informed about Paul’s theology and missionary activities to have been someone with firsthand knowledge.” (Forged: Writing in the Name of God–Why the Bible’s Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are, p. 237)

One of the particular reasons Ehrman thinks the author of Acts didn’t have firsthand knowledge is that the story of Paul’s conversion seemingly contradicts what Paul himself wrote in his letter to the Galatians. But does it really?


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