An opportunity to join the professors and other students of Liberty University’s PhD in Bible Exposition in following Paul’s footsteps in Greece led to this four-phase trip.
- Visit the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC.
- Enjoy the peace of Hydra Island.
- Follow in Paul’s Footsteps with Liberty University.
- Explore the Peloponnese, including Mycenae/Nafplio/Epidaurus, Sparta/Monemvasia, the Mani Peninsula, Olympia, and the Lousios Gorge.
Here is the day-by-day itinerary, with blog posts below.
Greece: A Prelude in DC
As our flight to Athens was via Dulles airport, we made the most of the stop and checked out Washington DC for a couple of days, visiting the Museum…
Greece: Hydra Island
TL;DR We spent our first two days in Greece staying on Hydra, sampling Greek food, wandering around an old car-free port, and hiking into its dry rugged interior for…
Greece: Athens Part 1
TL;DR: We had a fantastic 19 hours in Athens as we transitioned from solo travel to joining our group. The combination of a fine self-guided walking tour, a comfortable…
Greece: Delphi plus plus
TL;DR: The Delphi Inscription helps date Paul’s time in Corinth at the end of AD51 during Gallio’s proconsulship. We got to see it in the Delphi museum where there…
Greece: Meteora, and a bit of Thermopylae
TL;DR: An inspiring day visiting monasteries perched atop mountain peaks and surrounded by vertical cliffs. Their remoteness has helped their preservation through the centuries. On the way, we stopped…
Greece: Veria (aka Berea) and Vergina
TL;DR: We traveled to Berea (called Veria in modern Greek) where Paul visited in Acts 17:10. Close by was the underground museum of Philip II, father of Alexander the…
Greece: Neapolis. Philippi, Thessaloniki, and the Via Egnatia
Summary: Our exploration of the sites where Paul first visited Europe brought the Acts narratives to life. We felt the sea breeze and watched seagulls at the port of…
Greece: A monastery on the slopes of Mount Olympus
Summary: A fine hike to a monastery dating from the 16th century that is partially restored after the Nazis destroyed it in 1943, followed by a visit to a…
Books to help follow Paul’s Greek journeys
Before coming to Greece to follow in Paul’s footsteps, we were encouraged to read Luke’s account in Acts 16-18. I wanted to supplement that with additional resources. Below is…
Greece: Athens Part 2
Summary: We returned to Athens, and visited the ancient agora and Areopagus Hill, that Paul visited, and the Acropolis. Paul in Athens The current size and importance of Athens…
Greece: Corinth and Cenchreae
Summary: We visited the remains of the city of ancient Corinth, which Paul visited twice, staying 18 months. And from where he wrote Romans. We visited Acrocorinth’s castle from…
Greece: Mycenae, the Epidaurus Theatre, and Nafplio
At the end of the Liberty University trip retracing Paul, everyone said their farewells and headed in their different directions. Some went east, others north, and the majority headed…
Greece: Sparta and Monemvasia
It was time for a change of pace. Less chasing sites and more chilling. Well, chilling our style, which included a five mile hike up a huge rock! We…
Greece: To the End of the World
Today was a road trip to the most southern point of mainland Greece at the top of the Mani peninsula. The road ended about a mile short, so of…
Greece: The Ancient Olympics, with no Gold Medals
The ancient Olympics started in 776 BC in Olympia. For centuries, it was a celebration in honor of Zeus. Winners were awarded a wreath of leaves from a sacred…
Greece: A Cliff-hugging Monastery in the Lousios Gorge
Hiking to see a cliff-hugging monastery seemed like such a good idea. This looked really cool: However, perhaps there was a reason that it was not in our guidebook.…
Paul’s Journeys in Greece with Liberty University
Luke describes Paul’s travels in Greece in Acts. Liberty University gave us the opportunity to follow in Paul’s footsteps with a couple of their learned professors, enabling us to…
The Adventures of the Cajunlimeys 
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