Footsteps of Paul Featuring Malta

Frank Turek, author and host of “I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist,” and Bob Cornuke, the REAL Indiana Jones, invite you to join them on a Mediterranean Christian Cruise featuring the memorable biblical archaeology of Malta. This inspirational tour  incorporates the Apostle Paul’s journeys, the routes of the early church and a sailing that visits the best of Southern Italy! You will visit  Malta, Rome, Pompeii, Ephesus, Athens, Corinth, Santorini, Istanbul and the Italian island gems of Capri, Sicily and Sardinia., wow!

While on the island of Malta,  you will meet Doug Gresham, stepson of C.S. Lewis, who joins Bob Cornuke in giving us a special presentation regarding the discovery of the Apostle Paul’s anchors. Bob helped discover those anchors which are mentioned in the book of Acts of the New Testament. Our day, spent with divers and dignitaries who assisted in this recovery, will include the many sites of this precious island nation and an exclusive event.

As it was the first tour I have ever taken, I am very pleased with the trip.  It was a wonderful experience, great people and most interesting places, I’d go again in a heartbeat!  Thank you!

— Louise M.

We cross the most ancient of seas as our cruise begins on the Sea of Marmara, moves into the Aegean Sea, into the Ionian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and, finally, into Italy’s Tyrrahenian Sea. Our 10-day, luxury Bible study vacation begins in Istanbul and ends in Rome – the Eternal City. The cruise begins at $3,195 per person sharing in a quad room or $3,695 per person sharing in a double room. This price includes airfare from many home airports and all Biblical tours, meals, transfers and teachings. We will have an optional tour of Rome, as well. The 3-day extension is $649 per person. If you have visited Rome before, you will enjoy new, Early Church sites on this extension. Click here for complete pricing info.

This Bible-based vacation is more than an ordinary Mediterranean cruise! You will have our teachers and hosts, Bob Cornuke and Frank Turek, fabulous praise and worship each evening, stimulating Biblical discussions and camaraderie with other Bible believing vacationers.

Our ship, the Regatta, only holds 684 passengers. This small size allows us the intimacy to avoid lines, visit smaller ports of call and have poolside devotionals and praise and worship. You will be able to select your cabin, based on price and amenities. You will have a choice of cabins that includes an inside, outside, balcony or verandah cabin and suites. Our lovely ship also has concierge services provided on certain cabin categories. Additionally, you will also have the opportunity to reserve a private cabana for our luxurious days at sea, enjoy the Mediterranean tapas bar under the stars in the evening, or enjoy some pampering at Canyon Ranch’s exclusive onboard spa. Book your cruise to Malta with Frank Turek and Bob Cornuke before you miss the boat!

Robert Cornuke

BASE Institute
Robert Cornuke, a former police investigator and SWAT team member, is a biblical investigator, international explorer, and best-selling author who has conducted and participated in numerous expeditions in search of verifiable historic sites and artifacts from biblical history. He has appeared on the CBS television special “Ancient Secrets of the Bible,” NBC’s Dateline, MSNBC, 700 Club, FOX Television Network, and Ripley’s Believe it or Not. Articles about Bob and his adventures have appeared in Newsweek, People, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Bible Review. Bob participated in a special assignment for network television, going into Afghanistan during U.S. bombing strikes and was invited by special request to speak to the White House staff in Washington DC. He holds a PhD. in Bible and Theology from Louisiana Baptist University and serves as special advisor for the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools. He is an adjunct professor at Louisiana Baptist University and lectures at Colorado Christian University. Bob is president of the Bible Archaeology Search and Exploration (BASE) Institute located in Colorado Springs, CO, where he lives with his wife and children.

The last century has seen the discovery of numerous artifacts of tremendous Biblical archeological significance: The Dead Sea Scrolls, Tel Hazor in Galilee, The Shroud of Turin, and many others that have bought ancient history to life in the modern age, and opened the door to spiritual rebirth worldwide.

As an international explorer and author, Bob Cornuke has followed the Exodus route of Moses; dived the Red Sea in search of Pharaoh’s chariots; searched for the lost Ark of the Covenant in Israel and Ethiopia; traveled to Eastern Turkey on several expeditions with Apollo 15 astronaut James Irwin; researched and explored extensively in Iran; has searched underwater in Malta for the anchors from Paul’s shipwreck (Acts 27); and has undertaken a number of other remarkable expeditions. Bob’s research and amazing findings regarding Mt. Sinai have garnered worldwide acclaim by scholars and captured the interest of the media and general public. Now, Bob takes on his greatest adventure to-date.

After hundreds of books, dozens of expeditions, and decades of theological and archeological exploration, the debate over the existence and the possible whereabouts regarding the remains of Noah’s Ark continues. Noted historians, scientists, and explorers have searched for clues, with the focus of their search centering on Mt. Ararat in Turkey; widely-believed, but never proven, to be the landing site of the Ark. But author-investigator Cornuke, founder of the Bible Archaeology, Search & Exploration (B.A.S.E.) Institute, has always been focused on the mountainous regions of Iran (Mt. Soleiman) as the likely landing place for he Ark. Cornuke, a respected author, lecturer, and frequent resource for Discovery & the History Channel, has dedicated himself to the quest for archaeological evidence and artifacts that validate the Bible.

For over two decades, Cornuke has used both his expedition experience and his background as a former CSI specialist, retracing the steps and accounts of Ed Davis, an army officer stationed in Iran in 1943. Davis, who passed a lie detector test, claims to have been taken to the Ark’s resting place, and was able to offer both a detailed verbal account, and drawings of what he had seen. Relying on instincts honed from years in law enforcement, the fact that Biblical point toward the Ark’s ultimate destinations being further east than traditionally thought, and the disappointing lack of progress in finding any evidence of boats that other alleged eyewitnesses claimed to see on Mount Ararat, which Cornuke has climbed several times, led him to believe that Davis’ story was worth investigating.

Over two decades of research and reconnaissance in Turkey and Iran resulted in Bob Corunke completing an expedition this July that brings exciting and hopeful news. Cornuke and his team went back to Iran (Cornuke’s 4th expedition there) where they braved treacherous climbing conditions, and a hostile political environment, to uncover a wealth of evidence that carbon daters, geologists and spiritual archeologists say holds promise of being the true remains of Noah’s Ark.

Numerous photos, video footage, and samples were collected at the site, which Cornuke and a world-wide team of experts are studying. Evidence of petrified wood, which a renowned carbon dating facility places as being historically old enough, and photos and footage of what geological experts say appears to be a “hand-hewed” structure, give Biblical archeologists and other experts cause for optimism that Cornuke may finally have lifted the veil on a centuries-long quest for the greatest Bible legend ever chronicled.

As Cornuke compiles his team, and awaits the opportunity to once again face the unyielding dangers of man and nature to explore the myths and realities of the Bible, he has chronicled his journey to-date in a book called Ark Fever (Tyndale, October 2005). Ark Fever, details Cornuke’s quest to learn the truth about Noah’s Ark, and the many risky experiences of climbing icy peaks, dodging bullets, evading capture, and facing the unyielding dangers of man and nature to explore the myths and realities of the Bible.

Frank Turek

CrossExamined.org

Dr. Frank Turek is a dynamic speaker and award-winning author or coauthor of three books: I Don’t have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, Correct, Not Politically Correct and Legislating Morality. As the President of CrossExamined.org, Frank impacts young and old alike at colleges, high schools and churches with hard yet entertaining evidence for Christianity. He hosts a hour long TV program each week called I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist that is broadcast Wednesday nights at 9pm and 1am Eastern on DirecTV Channel 378 (the NRB Network). His radio program called CrossExamined with Frank Turek airs on 144 stations every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. eastern. Frank also writes a column for Townhall.com and has appeared on many TV and radio programs including: The O’Reilly Factor, Hannity and Colmes, Faith under Fire, Politically Incorrect, The Bible Answerman, and Focus on the Family. He has debated atheist Christopher Hitchens twice. A former Aviator in the U.S. Navy, Frank has a Masters from George Washington University and a Doctorate in Apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary.

To help reverse the exodus of young people from the Christian faith, Frank conducts dynamic I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist outreach events on campus. At these events, Frank presents the evidence for Christianity, cross-examines arguments against it, and answers student questions.  You can see short video clips of Dr. Turek here: http://crossexamined.org/videos.asp