1. Paul’s Second Missionary Journey Acts 15-18

2. Antioch Derbe and Lystra Troas Philippi Thessalonica Beroea Athens Corinth Second Missionary Journey

3. CYPRUS

4. AntiochSplit with Barnabas “The disagreement became so sharp that they parted company; Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus. But Paul chose Silas and set out... He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.” (Acts 15:39-41)

5. Taurus Mountains

6. Cilician Gates Strategic passage through Taurus range

7. Derbe and Lystra Paul and Barnabas Joined by Timothy CYPRUS

8. Derbe and Lystra “Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.” (Acts 16:3)

9. Through Asia Minor to Troas CYPRUS

10. Through Asia Minor toTroas “They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia…They attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them; so… they went down to Troas.” (Acts 16:6-8)

11. Excavations at Ancient TroyGateway between East and West

12. TroasThe “Macedonian Call” “During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us.’” (Acts 16:9)

13. Macedonia “We immediately tried to cross over to Macedonia... We set sail from Troas and ... the following day we came to Neapolis.” (Acts 16:10-11) • First of the “We-passages” in Acts • (Acts16:10-17; 20:5-21:18; 27:1-28:16) • Does this indicate: • Participation of author? • Use of a first-person source? • Vivid style often used in sea voyage accounts?

14. Philippi Paul’s First Church in Europe CYPRUS

15. Harbor of Neapolis

16. Philippi “… a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony.” (Acts 16:12)

17. PhilippiForum and Christian Basilica

18. Philippi • Conversion of Lydia. • Exorcism of slave-girl. • Conversion of jailer.

19. PhilippiPaul’s Prison? “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God... Suddenly there was an earthquake… and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were unfastened.” (Acts 16:25-26)

20. Egnatian WayMajor Route between Rome and Eastern Provinces

21. Thessalonica Recipient of Paul’s Earliest Letter CYPRUS

22. ThessalonicaArch of Galerius Capital of Macedonia (305-Galerius made it capital of Eastern Empire)

23. Thessalonica • Preached 3 weeks in synagogue. • Forced out by Jewish opposition. • Soon sent earliest preserved letter.

24. Beroea • Well received in synagogue. • Forced out by opposition. • Abandons Egnatian Way. CYPRUS

25. Athens Center of Classical Greek Culture CYPRUS

26. AthensThe Acropolis

27. AthensAerial View of Acropolis

28. AthensParthenon “Paul… was deeply distressed to see that the city was full of idols.” (Acts 17:16)

29. Athens Acropolis from the Agora “So he argued in the syn-agogue with the Jews and the devout persons…” (Acts 17:17)

30. AthensRoman Agora “…also in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.” (Acts 17:17)

31. AthensColonnade inStoa of Attalos “Also some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers debated with him…” (Acts 17:18)

32. AthensColonnade inStoa of Attalos “Some said, ‘What does this babbler want to say?’ Others said, ‘He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign divinities.’” (Acts 17:18)

33. AthensAreopagus “So they took him and brought him to the Areopagus.” (Acts 17:19)

34. AthensAreopagus Sermon “I found… an altar with the inscription, ‘To an unknown god.’” (Acts 17:23)

35. Corinth • Strategically located • Transportation center • Commercial/ industrial city • 18-month stay dominates Second Journey CYPRUS

36. CorinthStrategic Transportation and Commercial Center Diolkos Ships and cargo were hauled across the isthmus over this stone-paved sledway.

37. CorinthModern Canal • Begun by Nero in 67 with Jewish POW labor. • Completed by French in 1881-93.

38. Corinth: Road from Port, Forum, and Acrocorinth “I came to Corinth in weakness and in fear and in much trembling.” (1 Cor. 2:3)

39. CorinthTemple of Apollo Cosmopolitan Syncretistic Notoriously immoral

40. CorinthVotive Offerings to Asklepios Many cultures and religions mingled.

41. Corinth • Worked as tentmaker with Aquila and Priscilla. • Preached in synagogue until forced out. • Stayed 18 months. • Wrote 1 Thessalonians. • Appeared before proconsul Gallio (51-52).

42. CorinthErastus Inscription “Erastus” funded this pavement in exchange for office of Commissioner of Public Works. Paul, writing from Corinth says, “Erastus, the city treasurer, greets you” (Rom. 16:23; cf. Acts 19:22; 2 Tim. 4:20). Is this the same Erastus?

43. CorinthGallio’s Bema “But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the tribunal (bema).” (Acts 18:12)

44. Return to Antioch • Left Aquila and Priscilla in Ephesus. • Promised to return. • Greeted Jerusalem Church. • After some time in Antioch, started out again. CYPRUS