Paul's journeys

Ages 6 to 8 Read together, then try alone · about 25 minutes

Read together

Paul travelled by land and sea to tell people about Jesus.

The book of Acts tells of his journeys to places such as Antioch, Philippi and Corinth.

Do it

1. Find the eastern Mediterranean on a map. Trace a route from Antioch to Philippi to Corinth with a string.
2. Talk about how long travel took without cars. Roads and ships were slow.
3. Pack a pretend bag for Paul. What would he need?
4. Read together a short paraphrase of Acts 16, when he met people in Philippi.

Talk about it

• How did Paul travel?
• Why did he go to these places?

For the grown-up

This lesson uses Acts as the main source. Scholars debate details of Paul's routes and dates, and traditions differ. The Acts summary is a labelled paraphrase. A pastor or priest from your tradition may add your church's emphasis.

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Where this comes from

• The Acts of the Apostles, chapters 13 to 28 (any standard translation)
• Murphy-O'Connor, J., Paul: A Critical Life (Oxford University Press, 1996)

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