Does Luke Contradict Himself About Paul's Conversion?

There are three accounts of Paul’s conversion to Christianity found in the Book of Acts. They’re all a little bit different and because of that some critics have cried foul. Comparing them, skeptical Biblical scholar Bart Ehrman writes: “the three accounts differ in numerous contradictory details…Clearly we are dealing with a narrative that has been molded for literary reasons, not with some kind of disinterested historical report.”

Ouch. If Luke is a sloppy historian simply spinning some religious yarn then there’s a problem. If he can’t seem to keep from contradicting himself while telling and re-telling Paul’s conversion, this would cast doubt on if he ever traveled with or even knew Paul very well at all. So let’s look at Bart’s complaints one by one and see if he has a good case against Luke.

We actually find that on close inspection Acts 9, 22, and 26, the variations line up with what we know about Paul’s circumstances quite nicely, as I’ve touched on a bit already. There’s nothing contrived in the differences, which bolsters our confidence in Luke’s accuracy.

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