the less likely those writings would fall victim to legend or faulty memories. “Let me concede your point for the moment, but let’s get back to the dating of the gospels,” I said. “You indicated that you believe they were written sooner than the dates you mentioned.” “Yes, sooner,” he said. “And we can support that by looking at the book of Acts, which was written by Luke. Acts ends apparently unfinished—Paul is a central figure of the book, and he’s under house arrest in Rome. With that the book abruptly