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After
Israel, Turkey (Asia Minor) has more biblical sites than any
other country in the Middle East. For this reason Turkey is rightly called
the Other Holy Land. Many Christians are unaware of Turkey's unique role
in the Bible because biblical reference works usually refer to this
strategic peninsula, bounded by the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Black Seas,
as Asia Minor or Anatolia. The land of Turkey is especially important in
understanding the background of the New Testament, because approximately
two-thirds of its books were written either to or from churches in Turkey.
The three major apostles-Peter, Paul, and John-either ministered or lived
in Turkey. Turkey's rich spiritual heritage starts at the very beginning
in the book of Genesis.
Seven Churches
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Journeys of St. Paul
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