How about a bit of intrigue?....involving lumps of lead, a retired L.A. cop,
the pope, a Jewish prisoner, national pride, tourist dollars, theologians, fishermen,
government officials, Catholic tradition, archaeology, lawyers of course, and to
cap it off…the Bible!
Since the 1960’s about 6 anchors have been recovered by fishermen from St. Thomas Bay at the south-eastern corner of Malta. Apparently four of them were at a depth of 15 fathoms (90 feet) outside Muxnar Reef that partially obstructs the bay and the others, near a cave. Only the lead stocks remained and by their inscriptions, once belonged to an ancient Egyptian ship.
Here comes the Bible bit. ‘Acts’ carefully details the wreck of a large
Alexandrian cargo ship carrying wheat to Italy, that occurred on the coast of
Malta (in about AD60). With hurricane Euroclydon raging, four anchors were lowered
into 15 fathoms and at least two bow anchors were lost with the ship’s boat. The
stern anchors were cast off before the ship ran aground where two seas met, while
aiming for a beach unrecognisable to the sailors. All 276 people on board
survived, including Paul under Roman guard, on his way to Rome for an appeal
before Emperor Nero. Who gave the orders? The Jewish prisoner with a dubious
past!
Do you now trust the Bible’s maritime story to be true?Click on the link to view St. Thomas Bay today...
https://goo.gl/maps/aYHtvpTmzRk
Acknowledgements:
Bob Cornuke, President, BASE Institute, Colorado Springs
Dr. Lucas, author of ‘Acts of the Apostles’ and ship-wreck survivor
Acknowledgements:
Bob Cornuke, President, BASE Institute, Colorado Springs
Dr. Lucas, author of ‘Acts of the Apostles’ and ship-wreck survivor
Image credit: bbc.co.uk
This was intended as just an interesting bonus after hearing Chuck Missler refer to it in his DVD presentation: ‘The Bible in 24 Hours’. Apparently ‘joining the dots’ whipped up a frenzy of controversy because it contradicted religious tradition with monetary consequences. Even our video links have been blocked!
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