DID YOU KNOW?
The answer
An inscription found at Delphi names Gallio as proconsul and lets scholars date his term to about AD 51-52. Since Acts 18:12 has Paul hauled before Gallio in Corinth, that stone provides a major fixed point for Paul's Corinthian stay — which, combined with Acts, the letters, and Roman chronology, is what makes a Pauline timeline possible.
Why it’s interesting
Most of the New Testament is hard to pin to exact years; this inscription is the firmest peg available. A provincial official's tenure quietly helps date the spread of the early church.
Scholarly consensus
You can know the Bible.
Not just the stories, but the history, authorship, and scholarship behind it.