Description: A biblical scholar and expert sailor rereads sea stories in Scripture with insights from history, marine archaeology, ancient texts, and the cultural and physical environment of the Mediterranean Sea.
Brief description: Linford Stutzman (PhD, Catholic University of America) is professor emeritus of culture, religion, and missions at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he previously directed the Biblical Lands Educational Seminars and Service (BLESS). He is the author of Sailing Acts and With Paul at Sea. Linford and his wife, Janet, have been sailing the Mediterranean since 2004.