Page 109 - Bible Geography and Near East Studies - Textbook w videos short

great fire in Rome. Nero ordered many put to death including Peter and Paul. According to tradition,
Peter was crucified upside down and Paul was beheaded. The Church in Rome was a center of
Christianity in the entire Roman world.

14.4 Let’s Practice…

1. Why is the Mediterranean Sea so important to Israel and the neighboring countries?

2. On Paul’s first journey, what happened in Antioch Pisidia?

3. On Paul’s first journey, he was actually stoned and left for dead. In which city did this occur?

4. Why did Paul and Barnabas retrace their route back to all the cities they had previously visited?

5. On Paul’s second journey, why did Paul and Barnabas have a strong disagreement and part ways?

6. Rather than repeat the cities of the first journey, Paul continued to go west in Turkey and ended up in
Troas. What happened there that altered his planned course?

nd
7. What happened in Philippi to Paul and Silas on the 2 journey?
8. Why were the Jews in Berea nobler that all the Jews Paul had encountered in other cities?

9. Paul had to wait in Athens for his compatriots to arrive. What did Paul do while waiting?

10. Paul’s third journey was pretty much a retrace of his second journey. During this trip, he was trying
to help the church in Jerusalem. What did he do and why?

11. How long was Paul imprisoned in Caesarea?

12. What did Paul do to be able to be released from the prison in Caesarea and begin a journey to
Rome?

13. According to tradition, Paul gave his life for his Savior. How did Paul’s life end?

14.5 Let’s Personalize this Lesson…

Activity: I believe that someday when our lives are over, if we have trusted in Jesus to be our
Savior and Lord, we will be in Heaven for all eternity. I believe we will know one another.
Scripture says that the Lord will present rewards for faithfulness. Probably the greatest reward a
person there could receive is the thanks from another person for sharing the Gospel so that they
could believe. Paul was consumed with spreading the Gospel throughout the known world of his
day. The question is how consumed are you? Do you share the Gospel with everyone you meet?
Perhaps the best way to apply this lesson is for you to commit to a more earnest desire to share your
faith with as many lost people as you can.

108