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Paul's First Missionary Journey In Acts 13:2,3, Paul and Barnabas, gathered with other disciples at Antioch of Syria, were called by God to their first missionary journey: "Separate me Barnabas and Saul (Paul) for the work whereunto I have called them." The disciples fasted and prayed before sending them forth on their journey, whereby they took a ship to Cyprus. According to Professor E.E. Ellis, PhD of Bethel Seminary, the first journey started in AD 46, ending with their return to report to the church at Syrian Antioch in AD 49, a duration of about three years. The ministry took place solely on Cyprus and what is modern Asia Minor in the southern provinces of Pamphylia, Pisidia and Lycaonia. Paul was stoned and left for dead at Lystra of Lycaonia, but the disciples prayed and he rose up, continuing his ministry in the region before returning to the home church. In terms of distance the total journey, as a round trip, would have been between 900 to 1000 miles. While the Acts account is widely accepted, some believe that an earlier journey was Paul's first missionary journey. The account is found in Galatians.
Galatians 1:15-17 says that, after his conversion, Paul immediately went to Arabia then returned to Damascus. We can infer from that, that Paul's starting point was also Damascus. In ancient times, Arabia referred to the environs of the ancient city of Petra, so Petra was probably his destination. It is about 300 kilometres from Damascus to Petra , and the journey would have taken place before 40 CE. Galatians 1:15-17 (KJV): "But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus."
Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says in his undisputed letters Paul gives us no information about the first missionary journey described in Acts of the Apostles. Brown says the three journeys are only a convenient classification developed by students of Acts.
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