And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band. (Acts 27:1)
The last chapters of the history have lately been placed in a clear light in Mr. Smith’s valuable work, the Voyage and Shipwreck of St. Paul, and the fidelity of the whole narrative established, by an appeal to the geography of the Levant, the usual course of the winds, the descriptions of ancient ships, and the laws of seamanship and navigation. Yet even without this convincing appeal to foreign sources of information, the narrative contains several internal marks of truth.
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Author: T. R. Birks
Keywords: Paul a prisoner, Paul imprisoned, Paul inprisoned, Paul in prison, Wheat, Julius, Alexandria, Shipwreck, Shipwrecked, Paul in chains, Ship of Alexandria
Bible reference(s): Acts 21:3, Acts 27:4, Acts 27:38
Source: Horae Apostolicae (London: The Religious Tract Society, 1850).
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