![]() ![]() Paul’s journey, as it was previously believed that they landed in St. Thomas’ Bay, south of Malta, has already changed what we know of St. Paul’s vessel, then their discovery in St. In a post from the BASE Institute, they explain that four anchors were discovered by divers in St. A team of researchers from the Bible Archaeology Search and Exploration (BASE) Institute believe they have identified one of these 1st-century anchors. For 2,000 years these anchors have been lost to the briny deep, until now. In their struggle to prevent the destruction of the ship, the crew throws out the anchors, which were ultimately abandoned when the ship was lost. The narrative documents a powerful storm that would prevent the crew from ever reaching the Italian shore, as they would be shipwrecked on an island they do not recognize at first, but later learn is Malta. Paul was a prisoner on a ship destined for Rome, to be tried as a political rebel. In the 27th chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, St. The bow was wedged in and could not be moved, but the stern began to break up under the pounding. ![]() But they struck a sandbar and ran the ship aground. So they cast off the anchors and abandoned them to the sea, and at the same time they unfastened the lines of the rudders, and hoisting the foresail into the wind, they made for the beach. They planned to run the ship ashore on it, if they could. Donate here When day came they did not recognize the land, but made out a bay with a beach. This Lent, please consider making a donation to Aleteia. ![]()
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