<p>27:44 <em>And then the rest, some on planks and some on other things from the ship. And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safely to land</em>- Young's Literal Translation brings out the correct sense of Acts 28:1: &quot;They, having been saved...&rdquo;. They escaped safely to &quot;<em>the</em>&nbsp;land&quot; (:44 Gk.), symbolic of the Kingdom.&nbsp;As noted often throughout this chapter, the whole incident is a parable of salvation. &quot;All escaped&quot; suggests that there was a roll call, and the figure of 276 was found (but see on :37). Salvation by clinging on to planks and the tree trunks used to construct the boat obviously connects with salvation through the tree / cross of the Lord. The casting into the sea may look forward to baptism, through which final salvation is arrived at. Through so much trauma in our lives, much of our own making.</p>