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Travelling the Med with S What was travelling like in the fi rst century? Uncomfortable! On land solid Roman roads enabled reliable travel. Sea voyages were another matter. If you needed to get to Alexandria or Rome, you had to board a cargo vessel, negotiate the fare, hunker down on deck with no cabins or bed and breakfast supplied. You were dependent on the wind and shipping lanes were shut down for four months each winter. Still, it made your voyage a lot shorter – typically at fi ve knots it took about a week to cross the Med. from west to east. Enter St Paul, missionary and traveller extraordinaire. It is estimated he clocked up over 10,000 miles. He and some companions (sometimes with Luke who kept a journal – the second part of the Acts of the Apostles) made three missionary journeys roughly between 46 and 60 AD. All of them were disturbingly eventful. At fi rst, in Cyprus, he got a good reception but once in Asia Minor (Turkey) he experienced great hostility (nearly stoned to death, fl eeing cities at dead of night); beaten and imprisoned in Greece all because of his preaching in synagogues and market places – even in the prestigious Areopagus at Athens. Later he was arrested in Jerusalem and at his trial, appealed to Caesar as a Roman citizen. So began the perilous journey by ship to Rome. Ignoring Paul’s advice, the captain set sail in winter from Syria. Soon they encountered the dreaded ‘Northeaster’ and before long the boat was shipwrecked off Malta. Only by jumping overboard did Paul and crew narrowly escape death. Once spring came, he was off to Rome to await trial. Here we lose track of him, but he probably came before Caesar. Tradition says he was martyred there. St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA Tel: (0114) 274 5086 Page 24 email: office@stchads.org website: www.stchads.org
Saint Paul What made him travel so far? Was he a diehard globetrotter? The answer is an unforgettable encounter with the risen Jesus. He was captivated by his love in dying on the cross to save him from being a persecutor to becoming a preacher. You couldn’t silence him! He had to share the Good News wherever he went; that God could change the most desperate people and bring them hope. He also ensured that those who responded, were cared for in loving church communities where slave and free were treated equally. And he was willing to suffer extreme deprivations, even death, to achieve this. What an amazing traveller! Jeremy Thornton Family optometrist and contact lens practitioner OCT EYE SCAN NOW AVAILABLE • Free sight test and glasses for all under 16s • Private and NHS sight tests • Contact lenses for children and adults • Rayban glasses and sunglasses • Home visits by appointment • Prescription sportswear • Use your two-yearly Westfield allowance • Ample free on-street parking Terminus Road, Millhouses S7 2LH 0114 262 1955 www.victoriasmithopticians.co.uk St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA Tel: (0114) 274 5086 Page 25 email: office@stchads.org website: www.stchads.org
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