Book of Arts The account of St.Paul's ill-fated journey to Rome in the New Testament's Book of Acts provides some useful insights into shipping practices during the first century of the common era. In this paper, I intend to summarise the information and clues provided in the Book of Acts and present an overview of some of the basic interpretations of the relevant passages. It is important to understand that the Book of Acts …
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…using several versions of the Bible and being especially critical of the Modern English Version for its inaccuracies. Good News Bible, with Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha - Today's English Version Glasgow: William Collins Sons & Co., 1986 Landels, J.G. Engineering In The Ancient World Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1981 With regards to the St.Paul, Landels does not go into great detail, but his chapter on shipping sheds a great deal of supporting information on the subject.