Day 12------ Ancient Corinth
We left Athens this morning to visit the Ancient city of Corinth. But first, we stopped at the Corinth Canal, which joins the Aegean Sea to the Adriatic Sea. What an amazing accomplishment!!! In Ancient Corinth we were blessed with good weather. Despite the heat, we had the opportunity to visit this ancient city which inspired the Apostle Paul’s famous letters [1st and 2nd Corinthians]. There is much to be learned from the Archeological Museum. What were the issues Paul was facing as he attempted to bring the Good News of Jesus to the people of Corinth who seemed to be pre-occupied with other worldly concerns and desires? Paul was a genius!!! He clearly observed the people of Corinth and learned what their preoccupations were, and then chose his words carefully as he wrote those letters, using images, concepts and metaphors that they were familiar with. For instance, their pre-occupation with athleticism and competition may have prompted Paul to write 1 Corinthians 9: 23-27. [I do it all for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings. Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it. Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable garland, but we an imperishable one. So I do not run aimlessly, nor do I box as though beating the air; but I punish my body and enslave it, so that after proclaiming to others I myself should not be disqualified.]You got to love this guy!!!!. We visited the Agora (marketplace) of ancient Corinth, the Bema (throne of judgment) where Paul may have been brought before the ruling authorities for judgment, and the fountain of Peirene (an ancient fountain built over a natural spring and still running today)
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