Paul's Final Trip to Rome

I think that it is important to remember that Acts was not written as doctrine, but merely to tell us of the journey of Paul. By showing these travels we can see that prophesy was upheld in order and the gospel was preached not just to the Jews, but to the Romans as well. I really liked the point we brought up in class last week when we discussed how we hear the story of the conversion of Paul three times. Each time the story is a little bit different, but the main points remain the same. Knowing this does not mean that it is not true simply that the minor differences are insignificant details that do not lend to the point of the story. Such things happen in our lives when we are telling stories to our friends and family. I think this helps show the truthfulness of the story. To me it is more meaningful that it is not an exact replica of itself every time the story is told because it means that he was truly testifying of his conversion and the great events that took place.