{"id":20290,"date":"2024-05-11T15:05:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T13:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onwheels.travel\/?p=20290"},"modified":"2024-06-15T11:14:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T09:14:13","slug":"the-gospel-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onwheels.travel\/en\/the-gospel-road\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gospel Road"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul of Tarsus<\/span>
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The port city of Tarsus<\/strong> on the Gulf of Iskenderun, which maintained trade relations with Phoenicia and Egypt<\/strong>, was originally located two to three kilometers from the Mediterranean and was accessible<\/strong> via the navigable river Berdan Cayi<\/strong>. The harbor is now silted up and the town is now about 16 km inland.
\nA strong religious syncretism developed in Tarsus. Deities such as Santa, Baal and Zeus merged to form the city god SANDAN. Judaism also had a firm position in Tarsus<\/strong>. It is assumed that the Jews of Tarsus were deliberately settled in the city since its re-founding in 171 BC and enjoyed a privileged position and civil rights<\/strong>.
\nThe apostle Paul was such a Jew and had Roman citizenship from birth, which he also asserts in the course of the Acts of the Apostles when he was imprisoned in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

Today, Tarsus has around 350,000 inhabitants and is a friendly, lively, lovable city.<\/p>\n

Roman road<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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