Corinth
Because Paul spent more than one and one half years at Corinth during his Second Mission Journey, the city remains important to students of the Book of Acts. This city was constructed in antiquity on a narrow isthmus, a cosmopolitan city that connected the Peloponnese and the Balkan Peninsula. Corinth had deep-water harbors on each side, with Cenchrea on the …
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Coos
Coos (also Cos, Kos) is long and narrow, the second largest island of the Dodecanese, behind Rhodes. The island is not far from the shore of Asia Minor, near Halicanarssus, and is most noted as the ancient home of Hippocrates the physician. The island has a long and colorful history. Some time in the Greek Dark Ages (1150-800 BCE) the …
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Cenchrea
Paul and his companions visited Cenchrea after nearly eighteen months of ministry in Corinth, during the Second Mission Journey. The city was a small port located more than two miles south of Isthmia and about six miles east of Corinth. It was constructed along the road from Isthmia that leads south to the “Baths of Helen” of antiquity. Cenchrea functioned …
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Berea
The city of Berea (modern Veria) was founded in the Archaic Period in the southwestern part of Macedonia, some 73 km west of Thessalonica. Ruins extend to 700 BCE (though scarce), when the city probably began as an agricultural market center. The founders were no doubt Thracians and Phrygians driven out by the Makadne in one of the archaic transitions. …
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Athens
Paul’s visit to the historic and adorned city of Athens marks one of the most challenging parts of his career as a missionary and Apostle. He arrived alone, while Silas and Timothy remained in Macedonia. Though modern visitors are impressed with the great buildings of the Acropolis and Olympian Zeus, the agora and the impressive stoas, Paul was stirred by …
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Apollonia
Paul and Silas passed through the small village of Apollonia on their way to Thessalonica, and may have lodged there. There is no evidence from Scripture that they preached or ministered there, as they seemed intent on moving directly to Thessalonica. The village of Apollonia in Macedonia was located along the Via Egnatia some thirty miles west (44 km.) of …
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Amphipolis
Paul passed by the supply-city of Amphipolis on his Second Missionary journey on his way to Thessalonica from Philippi. Some scholars suggest that Paul lodged overnight there, as part of a three-stage journey from Philippi to Thessalonica, but the text is not specific on this point. There is no record of his preaching there, and little tradition of a community …
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Just Back from Israel and Italy
Several weeks went by while I posted nothing to the web. We are involved in two exciting courses. The first was a course on the “Life and Ministry of Jesus” with Preserving Bible Times. It was a group of fifty fantastic followers of Jesus! The picture was provided by one of the group participants, showing us climbing into the ancient …
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A different look at Airline fees
Nobody likes them, except maybe this author. He opens the CNN article: “There’s no doubt airline fees are one of the universe’s most complained-about topics. Just say the word “fee,” and you’ll see the same look of disgust you’d see if you told anyone older than 20 that you like Justin Bieber. But airline fees aren’t a bad thing at …
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Roman Highway Unearthed in Britain
One of my favorite blogs on history has published an article about a roadway from the Roman period recently discovered in England. It lead me to the article. The picture (left) was from the “ablogabouthistory.com” source that I love to read. The article begins: “Constructed by Roman invaders, the 85 ft wide earthwork stands more than 15 ft high and …
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