Greece, Turkey, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Syria and the Holy Land

by Michael Counsell

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Published: 2002

Publisher's Description

This informative, pocket-sized guide is a travelling companion for the growing number of visitors to the sites of the Early Church. The guide includes practical information for tourists such as maps, a language guide and information on local services and facilities. It also features historical background, notes on Paul’s letters and devotional insights. This volume covers all the major places featured in the Book of Acts as well as the seven churches of the Book of Revelation, including: Jerusalem, Samaria, Gaza, Lydda, Jopa, Caesarea, Damascus and Tarsus; Paul’s first missionary journey – Antioch, Cyprus and Galatia; the second journey – Troas, Philippi, Thessalonica, Athens, Corinth, Ephesus; the third journey – Mitylene and the islands of Kos, Chios, Samos, Rhodes; the journey to Rome – Crete, Malta, Syracuse and through Italy to Rome; and the seven churches – Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.