1 Corinthians Intro & Maps
Posted on 26. Oct, 2009 by rhondalee in Blog
Over the next couple of months we return once again to Paul’s first letter to the Corinthian church. Corinth was a strategic location in during the Roman Empire. It was located on a narrow land bridge or ‘isthmus’ which connected Northern Greece to Southern Greece…
To download the whole introduction, including maps and diagrams, click here.
Over the next couple of months we return once again to Paul’s first letter to the
Corinthian church.
Corinth was a strategic location in during the Roman Empire. It was located on a
small land bridge or ‘isthmus’ which connected Northern Greece to Southern Greece.
You can see from the picture above just how narrow the section of land is – only 6
km! Not only was Corinth the city that people passed through as they travelled by
land throughout Greece, but it was also a key sea port! Ships travelling from East to
West through the Mediterranean would stop off in Corinth. Sometimes the goods
were transferred – bought and sold in Corinth. But sometimes the ships themselves
would actually be rolled on logs through Corinth as a short cut. This was considered
preferable to the dangerous shipping conditions that would be encountered by ships
that attempted to travel below Southern Greece (the Peloponnese).
