{{QuoteBox|Luke is a historian of the first rank; not merely are his statements of fact trustworthy, he is possessed of the true historic sense...in short, this author should be placed along with the greatest of historians.<ref>Ramsey, 1915, quoted by various people on-line</ref>}}
{{QuoteBox|Luke is a historian of the first rank; not merely are his statements of fact trustworthy, he is possessed of the true historic sense...in short, this author should be placed along with the greatest of historians.<ref>Ramsey, 1915, quoted by various people on-line</ref>}}
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[[Luke]], the author of the book bearing his name and the book of [[Acts]], includes numerous details that, together, would only be known to someone who was actually there at the time, given that names and title frequently changed in his era.
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[[Luke]], the author of the book bearing his name and the book of [[Acts]], includes numerous details that, together, would only be known to someone who was actually there at the time, given that names and titles frequently changed in his era.
In fact, Luke names nine islands, 32 countries, and 54 cities, and gets every one right.<ref>Geisler, 1999, p.47</ref>
In fact, Luke names nine islands, 32 countries, and 54 cities, and gets every one right.<ref>Geisler, 1999, p.47</ref>