Pauls Second Missionary Journey.ppt

Paul’s Second Missionary Journey Acts 15-18 Second Missionary Journey Antioch Derbe and Lystra Troas Philippi Thessalonica Beroea Athens Corinth AntiochSplit with Barnabas Taurus Mountains Cilician Gates Derbe and Lystra Through Asia Minor to Troas Excavations at Ancient TroyGateway between East and West TroasThe “Macedonian Call” Macedonia Harbor of Neapolis Philippi PhilippiForum and Christian Basilica Philippi PhilippiPaul’s Prison? Egnatian WayMajor Route between Rome and Eastern Provinces ThessalonicaArch of Galerius Thessalonica AthensThe Acropolis AthensAerial View of Acropolis AthensParthenon Athens Acropolis from the Agora AthensRoman Agora Athens Colonnade in Stoa of Attalos Athens Colonnade in Stoa of Attalos AthensAreopagus AthensAreopagus Sermon CorinthStrategic Transportation and Commercial Center CorinthModern Canal Corinth: Road from Port, Forum, and Acrocorinth CorinthTemple of Apollo CorinthVotive Offerings to Asklepios Corinth CorinthErastus Inscription CorinthGallio’s Bema Return to Antioch In Paul’s day a stone-paved sledway, called the Diolkos, was used to haul ships and their cargoes across the isthmus. At both ends of the road the pavement continued down beneath the waterline, allowing the shallow-draft ships to be floated onto and off of the sleds. The sleds were then pulled out of the water and across the isthmus by mule-power.This view of the Diolkos is near the western end, looking beyond to the Gulf of Corinth (and the mountains along its northern coast sheltering the oracle shrine of Apollo at Delphi). At the right can be seen the western outlet of the modern canal. The stone pavement of the Diolkos clearly shows the ruts formed by sled runners over centuries of use. Corinth, of course, controlled the Diolkos traffic. Moreover, since ship crews and passengers using this route had to leave their vessels temporarily at Corinth anyway, they had less reason to make an additional port-call at Athens’ harbor on