Atos 20:7-12

Paul’s raising of Eutychus in Troas 20:7-12

"From Acts 20:5 through the end of Acts (Acts 28:31), Luke’s narrative gives considerable attention to ports of call, stopovers, and time spent on Paul’s travels and includes various anecdotes. It contains the kind of details found in a travel journal, and the use of ’we’ in Acts 20:5-15; Acts 21:1-18; and Acts 28:16 shows its eyewitness character." [Note: Longenecker, p. 508.]

"This claim to be an eyewitness was considered vital in Greek historiography, unlike Roman historiography where being an armchair historian was much more acceptable." [Note: Witherington, p. 605.]