TRAVEL GUIDE PAUL’S MISSIONARY JOURNEYS CYPRUS • TURKEY • GREECE MALTA • ITALY 1 PAUL’S MISSIONARY JOURNEYS MILAN VENICE ZAGREB ROMANIA BOSNA & BELGRADE BUCHAREST HERZEGOVINA CROATIA SAARAJEVO PISA SERBIA ANCONA ITALY A MONTENEGRO PRISTINA Black Sea dr PODGORICA BULGARIA PESCARA ia KOSOVA SOFIA ti ROME c S SINOP e SKOPJE Sinope a EDIRNE Amastris Three Taverns FOGGIA MACEDONIA PONTUS SAMSUN Forum of Appius TIRANA Philippi ISTANBUL Amisos Neapolis TEKIRDAG AMASYA NAPLES Amphipolis Byzantium Hattusa T Thessalonica Amaseia ORDU Puteoli TARANTO Nicomedia y SORRENTO Pella Apollonia Marmara Sea rr ALBANIA Nicaea Tavium h BRINDISI Beroea Kyzikos en SAPRI CANAKKALE BITHYNIA ANKARA Troy BURSA ia Troas MYSIA Dorylaion Gordion n S Larissa A Hadrianuthera Assos Pessinous T U R K E Y e Adramytteum Cotiaeum e ge GALATIA a GREECE Mytilene Pergamon Aizanoi CATANZARO a Thyatira n S CAPPADOCIA IZMIR ASIA PHRYGIA Prymnessus Delphi Chios Smyrna Philadelphia Mazaka Sardis PALERMO Ionian Sea Athens Antioch Pisidia MESSINA e Nysa Hierapolis Rhegium Corinth a Ephesus Apamea KONYA COMMOGENE Laodicea TRAPANI Olympia Mycenae Samos Tralles Iconium Aphrodisias Arsameia Epidaurus Sounion Colossae CATANIA Miletus Lystra Patmos CARIA SICILY Derbe ADANA GAZIANTEP Siracuse Sparta Halicarnassus ANTALYA Perge Tarsus Cnidus Cos LYCIA Attalia Side CILICIA Soli Korakesion Korykos Antioch Patara Mira Seleucia Rhodes Seleucia Malta Anemurion Pieria CRETE MALTA Knosos CYPRUS Salamis TUNISIA Fair Haven Paphos Kition Amathous SYRIA Kourion BEIRUT LEBANON DAMASCUS PAUL’S MISSIONARY JOURNEYS Prepared by Mediterranean Sea Sidon FIRST JOURNEY : Nazareth SECOND JOURNEY: Benghazi Caesarea JORDAN AMMAN THIRD JOURNEY: JERUSALEM Dead Sea Port Said FOURTH JOURNEY: LIBIA Alexandria TRIPOLI ISRAEL EGYPT CAIRO PAUL’S MISSIONARY JOURNEYS MILAN VENICE ZAGREB ROMANIA BOSNA & BELGRADE BUCHAREST HERZEGOVINA CROATIA SAARAJEVO PISA SERBIA ANCONA ITALY A MONTENEGRO PRISTINA Black Sea dr PODGORICA BULGARIA PESCARA ia KOSOVA SOFIA ti ROME c S SINOP e SKOPJE Sinope a EDIRNE Amastris Three Taverns FOGGIA MACEDONIA PONTUS SAMSUN Forum of Appius TIRANA Philippi ISTANBUL Amisos Neapolis TEKIRDAG AMASYA NAPLES Amphipolis Byzantium Hattusa T Thessalonica Amaseia ORDU Puteoli TARANTO Nicomedia y SORRENTO Pella Apollonia Marmara Sea rr ALBANIA Nicaea Tavium h BRINDISI Beroea Kyzikos en SAPRI CANAKKALE BITHYNIA ANKARA Troy BURSA ia Troas MYSIA Dorylaion Gordion n S Larissa A Hadrianuthera Assos Pessinous T U R K E Y e Adramytteum Cotiaeum e ge GALATIA a GREECE Mytilene Pergamon Aizanoi CATANZARO a Thyatira n S CAPPADOCIA IZMIR ASIA PHRYGIA Prymnessus Delphi Chios Smyrna Philadelphia Mazaka Sardis PALERMO Ionian Sea Athens Antioch Pisidia MESSINA e Nysa Hierapolis Rhegium Corinth a Ephesus Apamea KONYA COMMOGENE Laodicea TRAPANI Olympia Mycenae Samos Tralles Iconium Aphrodisias Arsameia Epidaurus Sounion Colossae CATANIA Miletus Lystra Patmos CARIA SICILY Derbe ADANA GAZIANTEP Siracuse Sparta Halicarnassus ANTALYA Perge Tarsus Cnidus Cos LYCIA Attalia Side CILICIA Soli Korakesion Korykos Antioch Patara Mira Seleucia Rhodes Seleucia Malta Anemurion Pieria CRETE MALTA Knosos CYPRUS Salamis TUNISIA Fair Haven Paphos Kition Amathous SYRIA Kourion BEIRUT LEBANON DAMASCUS PAUL’S MISSIONARY JOURNEYS Prepared by Mediterranean Sea Sidon FIRST JOURNEY : Nazareth SECOND JOURNEY: Benghazi Caesarea JORDAN AMMAN THIRD JOURNEY: JERUSALEM Dead Sea Port Said FOURTH JOURNEY: LIBIA Alexandria TRIPOLI ISRAEL EGYPT CAIRO A TRAVEL GUIDE TO THE PAUL’S MISSIONARY JOURNEYS Levent Oral President The Apostle Paul is believed to be the second-most influential figure in the formation of Christianity after Jesus himself. Asia Minor, today’s Turkey, is where many of the events associated with Paul’s life and ministry took place. During his missionary journeys, Paul spent most of his time – around 60% - in Turkey. Paul was a native of Tarsus in south of Turkey. From Antioch to Troas, from Philippi to Corinth, from Malta to Rome we can follow the routes travelled during his journeys by land and sea. We can even see some of the Roman roads upon which he walked. In museums we can encounter the artefacts that the Apostle saw and touched. At this Travel Guide, we trace the footsteps of Paul in Turkey, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Italy. www.tutkutours.com • www.globalsmyrnameeting.com https://thejesusconference.com • [email protected] 4 FOLLOW THE STEPS OF PAUL with TUTKU EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL TURKEY, GREECE, CYPRUS, MALTA, SICILY & ITALY CONTACT US FOR TOUR PROGRAMS: [email protected] ANTIOCH TARSUS SELEUCIA SALAMIS PAPHOS PIERIA PERGE PıSIDIAN ANTIOCH DERBE ICONIUM LYSTRA ALEXANDRIA ASSOS KAVALA PHILIPPI TROAS AMPHIPOLIS THESSALONIKI CORINTH ATHENS APOLLONIA BEREA PATARA CRETE CNIDUS MILETUS EPHESUS MALTA SYRACUSE CAESAREA TYRE MARITIMA ROME PAUL’S MISSIONARY JOURNEYS 1st Journey (AD 47-48) 1,581 miles 2nd Journey (AD 49-52) 3,050 miles 3rd Journey (AD 52-56) 3,307 miles www.tutkutours.com • [email protected] th 4 Journey (AD 59-61) 2,344 miles Member of Travel Agency Association Since 1992 - License Number A-2394 5 Timeline for Paul’s Journeys ***There are few time anchors to date when Paul arrived at the destinations mentioned in Acts. ***The following times are largely speculative guesses regarding the length of the apostle’s journeys and the amount of time spent in each of the locations. For the sake of the chronology, I will assume that Paul spent one month in most of the cities that he visited according to Acts. It does not appear likely that a church could be established in these places in less time. Acts mentioned longer visits at some cities, such as Corinth and Ephesus. One must bear in mind that Paul and his companions also spent time in other cities and towns not mentioned in Acts. Luke may have omitted those sites from his narrative because the visits were more brief or because the villagers were unresponsive to the Gospel. These visits may have been as short as a week or less. One must also factor in the time taken to travel the distances to each city. One might assume 15 miles per day over level ground, but perhaps half that in the mountains. Journeys on the seas by ship were faster, averaging 60 miles per day, depending upon the winds. Mark R. Fairchild, PhD FirstFirst Mission Mission ApproximatelyApproximately Two Two or or Two Two and and a aHalf Half Years Years – –Minimum Minimum 1580 1580 Miles Miles Salamis ==== 1 month Paphos ==== 1 month Perga ==== 1 month Psidian Antioch ======== 2 months Iconium ======== 2 months – “long time” Acts 14:3 Lystra ==== 1 month Derbe ==== 1 month ***On the journey returning from Derbe to Lystra, Iconium, Pisidian Antioch and Atallia probably would have been shorter visits, perhaps two weeks in each city. 6 N W E S N ANCIENT CITY PAPHOS Eleousa Monastery Prepared by W E S Ay. Philon Church Rock of Dighenis and Fabrica Hill Apostolos Andreas EA Monastery Catacombs Hellenistic Theater Lighthouse MEDITERRANEAN SEA Agora Ay. Trias Basilica Ay. Thyrsos Church Odeon ANEAN S T o Yenierenköy Asklepion Frankish T Frankish Baths urkey House of Cathedral ITERR Dionysus MED House of Saranta Early Panagia Kanakaria Church Orpheus House of Klones Christian Aion Basilica K A R P A Z P E N I N S U L A Mehmetçik Kantara Castle S House of Basilica Theseus Limeniotissa N ‘Vounari’, Sanctuary I and Settlement Panagia Kyra Church Pergaminiotissa Monastery A Turkish Fort Prepared by Girne T Sinai Monastery Melandryna Moni Dohni Monastery Frankish Fort Antiphonitis Monastery N Girne Church Çamlıbel Girne Castle American U B E University O İskele Ş M Ay. Iakovos Church P A R M A K GÜZELYURT BAY Middle East Panagia Technical Apsithiotissa University St. Hilarion Castle Monastery Geçitkale Panagia Theodokou Near East Değirmenlik Church G Ü Z E L Y U R T P L A I N University International GAZİMAĞUSA BAY Güzelyurt Technical University Selimiye Mosque LEFKOŞA M E S A R Y A P L A I N St. Barnabas Church Erenköy Salamis Turkey Famagusta Ercan To ‘Petra’, Neolitic Gate Airport Salamis Ancient City Pomos Settlement Site St. Mamas Bronze Age Church Archbishop’s Byzantine Necropolis Paradise Beach ‘Vouni’ Palace Palace Church and Temple Site ‘Soli’ Ancient City Arif Pasha Europeqn NICOSIA Aqueducts University of Lefke Ethnological Gazimağusa Museum Akdoğan Piri Mehmet Pasa Argaka Mosque Themonianos Makounta Church Akamas Peninsula Poli Kynousa National Crysochous DEKELIA Park Neo Chorio Pelathousa BRITISH BASE SOLYA University of Agia Napa Central Monastery MARATASA Lancashire S Agios Lazaros N T N Church SALAMIS I W E ANCIENT CITY SALAMIS O D A LARNACA BAY Prepared by O U N T Acts 13:5 S S M O Larnaca The ancient city of Salamis is located Gymnasium Amphitheatre PITSILYA Panagia on the eastern shore of Cyprus Odeion MEDITERRANEAN SEA Angeloktisti all island. During the Roman period, Theater Early City W Salamis was an important port Roman Baths city, and the largest city on the The Tombs of the Kings Neopolis island. Salamis holds the distinction Paphos University of being the first stop on Paul’s Roman Villa Zyyi Byzantine first missionary journey: “When Cistern Fort of Paphos Technological University Frederick Institute of they arrived at Salamis, [Paul and University Marketing Late Rock of Romios Kolossi Castle Limassol Barnabas] proclaimed the word of St. Epiphanius City The Sanctuary Basilica Wall Kampanopetra of Apollo God in the Jewish synagogues. John Basilica To Royal was with them as their helper” (Acts Stone Forum Ancient Kourion Tombs and N Early City W 13:5, NIV). Both the book of Acts, Church of AKROTIRI LIMASSOL BAY MEDITERRANEAN SEA Barnabas BRITISH BASE Ancient EPISKOPI BAY which refers to plural synagogues, Temple of Zeus RAF Jetties and Josephus indicate that thereW E all was a significant Jewish population Prepared by there. After preaching in Salamis, the missionaries traveled the length of theS island on foot, until they reached Paphos. N PAPHOS ANCIENT CITY PAPHOS Eleousa Monastery Prepared by W E Acts 13:6,13 S Ay. Philon Church Rock of Dighenis and Fabrica Hill Apostolos Andreas EA Monastery Paphos served as the Catacombs Hellenistic Theater Lighthouse MEDITERRANEAN SEA Agora Ay.