5. The =Ægean Sea=, between Asia Minor and Greece. Voyages upon it (Acts 16. 11; 18. 18; 20. 13-15).
6. The =Adriatic Sea=, between Greece and Italy (Acts 27. 27).
II. In these seas are many =Islands=, of which we name five of the most noteworthy in New Testament history:
1. =Cyprus=, in the northeast corner of the Mediterranean (Acts 4. 36; 13. 4).
2. =Crete=, south of the Ægean Sea, between Asia Minor and Greece (Acts 27. 7; Titus 1. 5).
3. =Patmos=, in the Ægean Sea, not far from Ephesus (Rev. 1. 9).
4. =Sicily=, southwest of Italy (Acts 28. 12).
5. =Melita=, now Malta, south of Sicily (Acts 28. 1).
III. We locate the different =Provinces=, arranging them in four groups.
[Illustration: MAP OF THE NEW TESTAMENT WORLD]
1. Those on the continent of =Europe= are: 1.) =Thrace.= 2.) =Macedonia= (Acts 14. 9, 10; 20. 1-3). 3.) =Greece=, also called =Achaia= (Acts 18. 12; 20. 3). 4.) =Illyricum= (Rom. 15. 19). 5.) =Italy= (Acts 27. 1).
2. Those on the continent of =Africa= are: 1.) =Africa Proper.= 2.) =Libya= (Acts 2. 10) 3.) =Egypt= (Matt. 2. 13).
3. Those on the continent of =Asia=, exclusive of Asia Minor, are: 1.) =Arabia=, perhaps referring to the desert region southeast of Palestine (Gal. 1. 17). 2.) =Judea=, the Jewish name for all Palestine, in the New Testament period (Luke 1. 5). 3.) =Phoenicia= (Mark 7. 24; Acts 15. 3; 21. 2). 4.) =Syria=, north of Palestine (Acts 15. 41; 20. 3).
4. The provinces in =Asia Minor= are so frequently mentioned in the Acts and Epistles that it is necessary for the student to learn their names and locations. We divide the fourteen provinces into four groups.
(_a_) Three on the Black Sea, beginning on the east. 1.) =Pontus= (Acts 18. 2). 2.) =Paphlagonia.= 3.) =Bithynia= (Peter 1. 1).
(_b_) Three on the Ægean Sea, beginning on the north. 4.) =Mysia= (Acts 16. 7). 5.) =Lydia.= 6.) =Caria.= These three provinces together formed the district known as "Asia" (Acts 2. 9; 19. 10).
(_c_) Three on the Mediterranean Sea, beginning on the west. 7.) =Lycia= (Acts 27. 5). 8.) =Pamphylia= (Acts 13. 13). 9.) =Cilicia= (Acts 21. 39).
(_d_) Five in the interior. 10.) On the north, =Galatia= (Gal. 1. 2). 11.) On the east, =Cappadocia= (Acts 2. 9). 12.) On the southeast, =Lycaonia= (Acts 14. 6). 13.) On the southwest, =Pisidia= (Acts 13. 14). 14.) On the west =Phrygia= (Acts 16. 6).