With Paul at sea
Subtitle: learning from the apostle who took the gospel from land to sea
By: Linford Stutzman
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Eugene, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9781610974257
Subjects: Travel; Mission of the church; Evangelistic work
Description: What Jesus began on and around the Sea of Galilee, Paul continued on and around the Mediterranean Sea. With Acts as the stage, the biblical narrative shifts from land to sea. Paul is the central actor in this part of the drama. Luke, the playwright, traveling with Paul on portions of his journeys, was deeply impressed by Paul's challenges and his creative engagement with both the pagans and the Jews living in the Roman Empire. In this book, Linford Stutzman, himself an accomplished sailor, relates key highlights of his personal experience of sailing Paul's voyages two thousand years later. Including examples of discoveries in the cities and harbors of Acts, combined with historical, archeological, and biblical evidence, Stutzman demonstrates the contribution and relevance of Paul for Christians in the twenty-first century. Portraying the modern world as a sea, the church as a ship, and a life of faith as sailing, With Paul at Sea is an invitation for today's Christians to travel with Paul.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-170).
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. The world is like the sea. Empires : the quest for stability; title: The power, promises, and perils of the pagan sea; title: pt. 2. The church is like a ship at sea. The Jesus movement and the Sea of Galilee; title: Paul seafaring explorer of empire; title: Paul, entrepreneur of the kingdom in empire; title: pt. 3. Living by faith is like sailing. The Christian movement in the Mediterranean; title: Sailing the global pagan sea; title: On the voyage toward the kingdom; title: Navigating globalization.