Reconstructing Paul's journey to Rome, day by day In This Way We Came to Rome: With Paul on the Appian Way guides readers along Paul's 150-mile journey to face trial before the Roman emperor (Acts 28). Authors Glen L. Thompson and Mark Wilson draw from both ancient records and modern research to offer the most complete account available of Paul's journey along the ancient world's most famous road--the Appian Way. In addition to geographical and historical insights, the authors provide numerous images, maps, and GPS coordinates, allowing the reader to experience Paul's journey and better understand the ancient world in which he spread the gospel.
About the Author :
Glen L. Thompson was academic dean and professor of New Testament and historical theology at Asia Lutheran Seminary in Hong Kong until his retirement. Mark Wilson is the founder and director of the Asia Minor Research Center in Antalya, Turkey. He is research fellow in biblical studies at the University of South Africa and Associate Professor Extraordinary of New Testament at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Review :
"In this richly-illustrated book, Thompson and Wilson--two first-rate scholars and trustworthy guides--escort us along the 150 miles of the Via Campana Consularis and the famous Via Appia that Paul, along with his companions, fellow-prisoners, and guards, traveled from the port of Puteoli to the city of Rome where he would await his trial before the imperial courts. Through their own painstaking--and physical--retracing of Paul's likeliest steps and their immersion in the archaeology of these ancient roads and their supporting infrastructure, they laid bare for us the lived realities of the wearying week-long journey that we otherwise pass over in second as a mere four verses in Acts 28:13-16. In so doing, they have also given students of the early Christian mission and the Roman world a valuable window into travel on Rome's famous system of roads."
--David A. deSilva, Trustees' Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Greek, Ashland Theological Seminary
"I highly recommend this work as an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the work of our earliest Christian historian."
--Ben Witherington III, Amos Professor of NT for Doctoral Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary
"The book will be invaluable for New Testament scholars and classical scholars alike, and not least for the average reader who intends to retrace Paul's steps on a visit to Italy: using this volume as guide will ensure that such readers are travelers and not mere tourists."
--Eckhard J. Schnabel, Mary F. Rockefeller Distinguished Professor of New Testament Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
"A model guide to the journey by road from Puteoli to Rome during the early Roman empire--clear, engaging, up-to-date, with excellent maps and photos. Let's go!"
--Richard Talbert, Research Professor of History, University of North Carolina
