In The Steps Of St. Paul

The media could not be loaded.  H.V. Morton is the gold standard of travel writers. In The Steps of St. Paul is one of his masterpieces. Morton wrote the book in 1936, but it is still relevant today because Morton integrates ancient history with the stories of the Bible into a single travelogue. If you're planning on traveling to this part of the world, I recommend this book as a very readable primer on the history that will keep you interested for hours. Unlike contemporary travel writers, Morton doesn't linger on the services of a particular hotel or a which restaurant offers the best lunch. Morton goes in deep, always maintaining his English perspective but never losing sight of the big picture, which is the drama of these locations and the history integrated into them. He travels to the same places and sometimes in the same methods as Saint Paul, drawing intimate portraits of the local life, salting in a good amount of history, and drawing upon original ancient sources to bolster his narratives. The book is easy to pick up and put down because each chapter is broken up into a series of articles on a particular subject. I only wish travel writers today would follow Morton's example by skipping the fluff and getting to the heart of a place. See my video review for a few more details. An HD version of the video is available on my YouTube channel, lenswork4.

This book is so interesting. Written by a historian that must love the Lord. The detail of the sites and countries almost made me want to go there myself. Written a long time ago he was able to get into countries that are restricted to us now. So to read about the sites what they look like now and back then in Biblical times is a pleasure. I use this book to help me prepare for Bible study. I am very happy to have it in my Christian library.

A source of knowledge not only about St. Paul but also about the land, the time, the people and the different mythologies and religions he met on his travels. In fact you can still see some of the history in Anatolia of today.

My husband is very happy with this book, none like it. Thanks for the speedy delivery as it was a late order before Christmas, yet it arrived surprisingly to wrap it for him.

An incredible book and a must read.

An excellent book that is well written and easy to follow.

boring

A masterpiece. My favourite book.

excellent

very good