Tag: paul

  • Acts 13.4 Sailing to Salamis Cypress

    Sailing from Antioch to Cypress Acts of the Apostles 13: 4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus. A.D. 47 A Roman merchant ship sails from Seleucia Photo source Sailing Journeys in the Roman Empire I don’t know about you, but I…

    Seleucia Syria (1st c) to Salamis Cypress
  • Who shall we send? Barnabas and Saul

    + a Brief Summary of Acts [ABOVE] covers 10+ years. First Missionary Journey of Paul & Barnabas In this introduction to what Christians typically refer to as the THREE Missionary Journeys of Paul, I would prefer to get us thinking about the chronology, context and characters (yes, plural) leading these missions into all the world…

    Acts of the Apostles Missions trips of Paul, Barnabas, Silas and several others
  • Who is this Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles?

    “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” Saul: a Jew of Some Reputation We are familiar with Saul the first King of Israel, ultimately killed in battle then replaced by David. – שָׁאוּל His Hebrew name šā’ûl means ‘desired,‘ however Saul of Tarsus was not the ‘hebrew of hebrews’ that any follower of The Way…