To the discovery of America, the " New World"
The most common method of communication in ancient Asia is sending a messenger on a horse. There are transfer stations for horses throughout the continent that allows the messenger to switch to a new horse after covering some distance. Water transportation is also used for communication. In China during an invasion from the North, soldiers on the towers of the Great Wall of China would light up a torch and all the other towers would do that as well until it reaches the capital.
Answer:
“You are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by all, shown to be a letter of Christ... written not in ink but by the Spirit of the living God." (2 Corinthians 3:2-3) means:
The saints who are now transformed by the Spirit of God, the product and result of the gospel the apostles preached and have become dear and recommendable by the apostles are now the Bible(epistle) that people see and read.
This particular passage reveals:
1. The people that received transformation- the saints
2. The power behind their transformation - the Spirit of God
3. The preachers that brought the transformation - the apostles
4. The product (result) of their transformation - they became epistles read by all
A state can be defined as a 'political community' which gathers under one leader and abide by a specfic set of rules and laws.
The early states as those seen in the Sumer, where city-states. Small in size, ruled by a king with the support of the local people and land lords.
The ruler also had a small army to maintain local order and to protect against foriegn invasions.
