Paul's Life In A. D. 59 Analysis

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Paul’s life had been in trouble before For many years he had been traveled across the roman empire Preaching Christianity. But his message to teach christianity rubbed some people the wrong way. Once an angry in Jerusalem had almost killed him in A.D 57. But the romans arrested him saving his life from the angry crowd. Then put him Caesarea for two long years. Now in A.D.59 his life was still in danger but this time from sea voyage not a mob, Paul got on a ship full of grain that was heading west of the Mediterranean sea He was going because he wanted to get a triail before Emperor Nero. The grain ships were the largest vessels at the time so the ship would be bringing food to rome and egypt and other places. Paul’s escort was Julius a centurion

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