The Lost Shipwreck of Paul

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Summary: Very hard to put down!
Review: A fascinating recreation of Cornuke's detective work on Malta. He writes with a light touch. You see Cornuke interacting with the evidence as it emerges, and you are confident that Cornuke will not oversell his case. Indeed, the book ends with an open-ended sense that further facts can still come to light.

I also enjoyed his recreation of conversations with the Maltese divers. You see Cornuke's respect for this hardy and self-reliant group of explorers ... and are amazed that he can secure their cooperation.

I agree with another reviewer that the 9/11 part of the book seems like a diversion. No doubt it was important to Cornuke, but it doesn't seem relevant to the story. Still, I give the book an enthusiastic 5 stars! I can't imagine anyone interested in the Bible or archaeology who wouldn't enjoy it!


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Summary: CAP'N BOB IS LED TO THE SEA TO SEE THE LEAD.
Review: All hands on deck for the reading of Robert Cornuke's, THE LOST SHIPWRECK OF PAUL, a seaworthy tale of Biblical proportions! This book should appeal to you if : A) You are a crusty, old, armchair sea dog. B) A Christian interested in Biblical archaeology. Or, C) Simply a reader looking for a good story. But you will especially love the book if you happen to be all three : A crusty, old, Christian, armchair sea dog looking for a good story related to Biblical archaeology. Now we're talkin'!

This latest installment in Robert Cornuke's series of adventures that take him in search of evidence to support the Bible's historicity, sets sail for the island of Malta, seeking the ancient lead anchors from the shipwreck of Saint Paul. Using the words of Luke recorded in Acts, chapter 27, as his first mate, Cornuke calculates where these long lost lead treasures are apt to be found. It turns out that the objects of our hero's quest had already been located and raised from the sea floor by Maltese divers in the late 1960s and early 1970s. (Although the island natives had no inkling of the tremendous importance of their discoveries since the traditional site of Paul's wreck is a cove considerably further north.) Unfortunately, this fact tends to let the wind out of the sails in Cap'n Bob's adventure just a little bit.

Nevertheless, it's a slightly padded, but worthwhile story that proves beyond all reasonable doubt that these recovered artifacts, which meet all of the demanding criteria, are indeed remnants of Saint Paul's misadventure at sea. And once again we come face to face with the prospect that, despite the hysterical ranting to the contrary by society's willfully ignorant atheistic and unthinking agnostic bilge rats, the Bible is a reliable historical document! So there! Let 'em stick this in their dinghy and smoke it!

This title is certainly superior to Cornuke's disappointing, IN SEARCH OF THE LOST MOUNTAINS OF NOAH, but not nearly as suspenseful as his most important book, IN SEARCH OF THE MOUNTAIN OF GOD (THE DISCOVERY OF THE REAL MOUNT SINAI.) But all in all, THE LOST SHIPWRECK OF PAUL manages to stay afloat while both enlightening and entertaining. It's a quick read, making it an ideal companion on a plane flight, or for a weekend at the beach. Although I doubt that I would pack it along on a pleasure cruise, if you catch my "drift."

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Summary: The Lost Shipwreck of Paul
Review: Amazing detective work!
Bob Cornuke has found the physical evidence that confirms Luke's account of Paul's shipwreck..... right down to the depth of the water! Incredible! A "must read" for anyone interested in discovering historical truth.

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Summary: A great read!!!!!
Review: I absolutely loved reading The Lost Shipwreck of Paul by Robert Cornuke. When I purchased the book, I thought It was just going to be a dry archeological or apologetics book on searching for some evidence to prove the historicity of the Biblical author Luke (who wrote the Gospel according to Luke and the acts of the Apostles). While the book is about archeological discovery and about proving the historicity of Luke, it is much much more. First off I like Cornuke's writing style, he writes in a way like an investigator (he was a policeman at one time) yet paints word pictures in a nice way, away that fills the mind with his adventures. The Book is very entertaining and I found myself getting lost in the text many times, wondering off to the places and events he was describing. I think this book may spark you interests in many things, Scuba diving for one (this part will especially appeal to us males), Visiting Malta for vacation (Love the word pictures, and there are a few color pictures inside the book, the Maltese sound like a wonderful people), getting involved in archeology (maybe in relating to the historicity of the Bible), and in seeking out the Bible for yourself. Weather you are a believer in the Bible or not I think you will find this book thoroughly enjoyable.

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Summary: Strong evidence, computer simulation proofs, ACTS
Review: Paul was wrongfully accused by the Jews in Jerusalem; arrested by the Romans; transferred to Caesarea to await trial. The Roman in charge was a man named Julius, a ranking centurion. Julius broke passage from the port of Caesarea on a local Adramyttium vessel load with grain; the grain provided bonuses because of food shortages in Roman and represented risk taking on perilous seas to capture the bounty; it was autumn and the weather patterns were troublesome; the vessel was some one hundred and eighty feet in length, contained a sail mass, four anchors, and additional two on the back; carrying enough grain too feed every mouth in Athens for a year.

Two hundred and seventy men boarded the Alexandrian grain freighter for Crete; soon after departing the ship ran into difficult winds at Cnidus, so a change in heading took them to Crete (Acts 27:7); at Fair Haven, Paul argued to stay for the winter and not risk the ship and its crew; the centurion listened to the helmsmen not Paul departing out to sea again sailing close to Crete (Acts 27:13) . "Black rain-gorged clouds spilled over the mountain peaks of Crete" and they knew a Euroclydon, a violent norteaster was about to hit (Acts 27:14); superstition and fear filled the mariners hearts; ignoring reason they plowed into the violent sea; the full force of the gale blasted the ship; they were driven away from the island of Crete and the wind drove her; added horror struck the sailors as they realized the gale winds were blowing them southwest into the direction of the dreaded Gulf of Syrtis, on the north coast of Africia (Acts 27:17); the Euroclydon whipped the Mediterranean water into monsterous waves, risking the threat of sinking the crew began dumping items into the sea (Acts 27:18); on the third day the ship's tackle, rigging, and maritime equipment went overboard (Acts 27:19); the storm was so bad that for many days no light from the sun, stars, or moon was seen.

Paul tells the crew, "Men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss." Acts 27:21-26. Paul reaccounts the a statement made by the angel indicting he would stand before Caesar and therefore he believed God would do just as God told him; however, they must run aground on a certain island. On approach to the island, depth sounds were given; the first sound indicated a depth of 120 feet, the second sounding gave a depth of ninety feet; and they knew they were drawing into shallow water (Acts 27:28).

Cornuke discovered these depths corresponded to the water depths of St Thomas Bay in Malta; Munxar reef matched the description of two seas meeting at the reef causing hugh walls of water waves out a few miles from shore with strong currents foaming like a giant serpent; observing a bay with a beach the crew decided to run the ship ashore if possible, a least likely chance (Act 27:39); Paul implores the men to take food and then they dump the grain lightening the ship (Acts 27:38); they let four anchors go into the sea, at Munxar reef (Acts 27:40); two more anchors are dropped in shallow water of thirty feet; the waters are destroying the boat destroying the stern, so they cut the anchors (Acts 27:41); the usual order of the Romans in such a situation was kill all the prisoners; however, Julius wants to spare Paul's life and commands all who can swim too swim to shore. (Acts 27:43)
What evidences did Bob Cornuke Find : 1. four Roman anchors near the mouth of a Big cave off the Munxar reef 2. Accounts of two more Roman anchors found in thirty foot shallow water 3. St Thomas Bay matched the beach description given by Luke and Paul. 4. Professor Anthony Bonanno, University of Malta, verified two of the anchors could have existed in the time period 100 B.C to 100 AD by Roman grain ships, Roman stock in the era of Paul. 5. Finding four anchors in close proximity indicated a sudden cut in the lines caused by a crisis. 6. Using computers at the Rescue Coordination Center of the Armed Forces of Malta, the fourteen day drift using a computer simulation put the wooden vessel on southern malta near Munxar reef. The computer program used weater patterns during that period, the currents of the ocean, the weight and drag of the vessel, and weather characteristics during different types of storms. The computer program considered the veering characteristics of the northwestern gale. The drift was calculated in 48 hour periods of drift; drift occurred westernly from Claudia; the next several quadrants put the ship within seventy eight miles of the northern coast of Africa; and in fourteen days arrived exact according to theory.

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Summary: Strong evidence, computer simulation proofs, ACTS
Review: Paul was wrongfully accused by the Jews in Jerusalem; arrested by the Romans; transferred to Caesarea to await trial. The Roman in charge was a man named Julius, a ranking centurion. Julius broke passage from the port of Caesarea on a local Adramyttium vessel load with grain; the grain provided bonuses because of food shortages in Roman and represented risk taking on perilous seas to capture the bounty; it was autumn and the weather patterns were troublesome; the vessel was some one hundred and eighty feet in length, contained a sail mass, four anchors, and additional two on the back; carrying enough grain too feed every mouth in Athens for a year.

Two hundred and seventy men boarded the Alexandrian grain freighter for Crete; soon after departing the ship ran into difficult winds at Cnidus, so a change in heading took them to Crete (Acts 27:7); at Fair Haven, Paul argued to stay for the winter and not risk the ship and its crew; the centurion listened to the helmsmen not Paul departing out to sea again sailing close to Crete (Acts 27:13) . "Black rain-gorged clouds spilled over the mountain peaks of Crete" and they knew a Euroclydon, a violent norteaster was about to hit (Acts 27:14); superstition and fear filled the mariners hearts; ignoring reason they plowed into the violent sea; the full force of the gale blasted the ship; they were driven away from the island of Crete and the wind drove her; added horror struck the sailors as they realized the gale winds were blowing them southwest into the direction of the dreaded Gulf of Syrtis, on the north coast of Africia (Acts 27:17); the Euroclydon whipped the Mediterranean water into monsterous waves, risking the threat of sinking the crew began dumping items into the sea (Acts 27:18); on the third day the ship's tackle, rigging, and maritime equipment went overboard (Acts 27:19); the storm was so bad that for many days no light from the sun, stars, or moon was seen.

Paul tells the crew, "Men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss." Acts 27:21-26. Paul reaccounts the a statement made by the angel indicting he would stand before Caesar and therefore he believed God would do just as God told him; however, they must run aground on a certain island. On approach to the island, depth sounds were given; the first sound indicated a depth of 120 feet, the second sounding gave a depth of ninety feet; and they knew they were drawing into shallow water (Acts 27:28).

Cornuke discovered these depths corresponded to the water depths of St Thomas Bay in Malta; Munxar reef matched the description of two seas meeting at the reef causing hugh walls of water waves out a few miles from shore with strong currents foaming like a giant serpent; observing a bay with a beach the crew decided to run the ship ashore if possible, a least likely chance (Act 27:39); Paul implores the men to take food and then they dump the grain lightening the ship (Acts 27:38); they let four anchors go into the sea, at Munxar reef (Acts 27:40); two more anchors are dropped in shallow water of thirty feet; the waters are destroying the boat destroying the stern, so they cut the anchors (Acts 27:41); the usual order of the Romans in such a situation was kill all the prisoners; however, Julius wants to spare Paul's life and commands all who can swim too swim to shore. (Acts 27:43)
What evidences did Bob Cornuke Find : 1. four Roman anchors near the mouth of a Big cave off the Munxar reef 2. Accounts of two more Roman anchors found in thirty foot shallow water 3. St Thomas Bay matched the beach description given by Luke and Paul. 4. Professor Anthony Bonanno, University of Malta, verified two of the anchors could have existed in the time period 100 B.C to 100 AD by Roman grain ships, Roman stock in the era of Paul. 5. Finding four anchors in close proximity indicated a sudden cut in the lines caused by a crisis. 6. Using computers at the Rescue Coordination Center of the Armed Forces of Malta, the fourteen day drift using a computer simulation put the wooden vessel on southern malta near Munxar reef. The computer program used weater patterns during that period, the currents of the ocean, the weight and drag of the vessel, and weather characteristics during different types of storms. The computer program considered the veering characteristics of the northwestern gale. The drift was calculated in 48 hour periods of drift; drift occurred westernly from Claudia; the next several quadrants put the ship within seventy eight miles of the northern coast of Africa; and in fourteen days arrived exact according to theory.

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Summary: Anchors, Maltese divers, ...and oh yeah.. Paul
Review: The worst thing about Cornuke's books...is that they have to end.

I'm not sure if he's got the same Ghost writer on this one, but I've enjoyed all 3 of the books I've bought from the 4 Cornuke has produced.

This book is an adventure by proxy of the early days of diving...and the discoveries made by those lucky enough...and daring enough to be there.

The Maltese fishermen of the 60's and 70's had no way of knowing what they had found. Cornuke however has done the best job possible in proving that the lead anchor stocks pictured in the middle of the book, ARE in fact...the anchors spoken of in Acts 27.

The events of the book touch upon Sept. 11, 2001. I'm not sure I followed Cornuke's attempt to make the discovery somehow spiritually relevant to today.

It's a cool discovery, but spiritually significant? Guess you'd have to be there.

Regardless of how I felt though, I do highly recommend the book. Incredible adventure and some apologetics mixed in.

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Summary: Anchors, Maltese divers, ...and oh yeah.. Paul
Review: The worst thing about Cornuke's books...is that they have to end.

I'm not sure if he's got the same Ghost writer on this one, but I've enjoyed all 3 of the books I've bought from the 4 Cornuke has produced.

This book is an adventure by proxy of the early days of diving...and the discoveries made by those lucky enough...and daring enough to be there.

The Maltese fishermen of the 60's and 70's had no way of knowing what they had found. Cornuke however has done the best job possible in proving that the lead anchor stocks pictured in the middle of the book, ARE in fact...the anchors spoken of in Acts 27.

The events of the book touch upon Sept. 11, 2001. I'm not sure I followed Cornuke's attempt to make the discovery somehow spiritually relevant to today.

It's a cool discovery, but spiritually significant? Guess you'd have to be there.

Regardless of how I felt though, I do highly recommend the book. Incredible adventure and some apologetics mixed in.

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Summary: Gripping
Review: This is an amazing book! Using the Bible as a roadmap, Mr. Cornuke once again takes us on a fascinating journey into ancient times. This time his search is for the four anchor's that were dropped near Malta during a shipwreck as Paul the apostle was being transported to Rome. The harrowing account can be found in the New Testament book of Acts.
This book is very well written and full of surprises and adventure. I was planning to read it off and on during the summer as time permitted but from the first chapter I couldn't put it down. It's so amazing to think of the treasures this world holds; actual evidence that the people in the bible really existed and their stories really happened. Read this book, you will not be disappointed.