In the Steps of Saint Paul / Peter Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, P. W. L. (Peter W. L.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paul, the Apostle, Saint--Travel.

Paul.

Bible--Antiquities.

Bible.

Bible--Geography.

Travel in the Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Lion Hudson Limited, [2018]

Summary:

In this highly engaging book, Peter Walker uses his expertise in Biblical studies and his extensive experience of leading tours around the Mediterranean to bring the world of Saint Paul vividly to life. Following Luke's account in the Book of Acts and using evidence from Paul s own letters, he reconstructs the apostle s wide-ranging travels and describes the many places Paul visited as we encounter them today. In doing so he helps us to appreciate the issues that Paul confronted and to understand the motivation that drove him on. Enriched with boxed features outlining key timelines and topics, and supplemented with maps and street plans, this book is an ideal introduction to Paul and his travels for scholars at all levels of study.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Dedication

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

Map of Paul's journeys

Key dates: The Roman world

Paul's letters: date and location

Key dates: Luke and Paul

1. Damascus

Drama on the road

Paul's conversion in later Christian thought

Key dates: Damascus

Damascus today

Plan of modern Damascus

Visiting modern Syria

2. Tarsus

Reflections at home

Key dates: Tarsus

Tarsus today

Visitors to Asia Minor: past and present

3. Antioch on the Orontes

City of commissioning

Key dates: Antioch

Antioch after the New Testament

Antioch today

4. Cyprus

First adventures

Map of Paul's first 'missionary journey'

Plan of ancient Paphos

Key dates: Cyprus

Cyprus today

Plan of ancient Salamis

Barnabas and the Byzantines

5. Pamphylia

Divergent paths

Map of ancient Pamphylia's southern coast

Key dates: Pamphylia

Pamphylia today

Plan of ancient Perga

Visiting modern Turkey

6. Galatia

Into the interior

Paul and Thecla

Map of Asia Minor's road systems

Key dates: Galatia

Galatia today

Plan of ancient Pisidian Antioch

7. Macedonia

First steps into Europe

Paul's developing strategy

Map of Paul's second 'missionary journey'

Key dates: Macedonia

Macedonia today

Plan of Philippi

Plan of wider Philippi area

Plan of ancient sites in Thessaloniki

8. Athens

At the centre of culture

Key dates: Athens

Visiting modern Greece

Athens today

Plan of ancient Athens

9. Corinth

A cosmopolitan city

Map of Corinth's ports and the isthmus

Key dates: Corinth

Later news from Corinth

Corinth today

Plan of ancient Corinth

10. Ephesus and Miletus

Teaching and farewells

Key dates: Ephesus and Miletus

From the Aegean to Jerusalem

Map of Paul's third 'missionary journey'.

Ephesus and Miletus today

Plan of ancient Ephesus

Ephesus and the two Johns

Plan of the wider Ephesus area

Plan of Miletus' harbour area and its ancient coastline

11. Jerusalem

In the Master's steps

The collection for Jerusalem

Key dates: Jerusalem

Jerusalem today

12. Caesarea

Place of waiting

Key dates: Caesarea

Caesarea today

Plan of ancient Caesarea Maritima

13. Malta

Haven from shipwreck

Ancient sea travel

Map of Paul's final journey towards Rome

Malta today

Key dates: Malta

Plan of St Paul's Bay

14. Rome

The goal at the centre

Map of Paul's final approach to Rome

Plan of ancient Rome

Key dates: Rome

The developing church in Rome

Rome today

Visiting Rome today

Epilogue

Further Reading

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781912552023

1912552027

OCLC:

1241449477