NOW THAT HE HAS GOT THEIR ATTENTITION
He points our the many gods around the Agora.
Unknown god
Άγνωστο θεό Act 17:19
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Athens is the home of ancient of art and literature. It was the university center of the ancient world. It was the eye of Greece, the mother of art and eloquence, a city filled with the memories of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and Euripides and the list could go on and on.
Here was the home Xenophon the historian.
In the Agora, Socrates walked and taught his students, in the olive grove was the academy of Plato; In the Lyceum was the classroom of Aristotle.
The Parthenon the most impressive temple of all crowned the Acropolis. In 1966 I made my first visit to Athens I wanted to
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Meeting-place of the ancient council or court of Athens, also known as the "council of the Areopagus". Situated west of the Athenian Acropolis, Its functions varied from time to time, originally limited to cases of capital crime, and in mythology the Areopagus was a court of homicide. At other times the court dealt with legal, political, educational and religious affairs.
This is the outdoor court, famous for its past history of harsh and death penalty punishments.
This was the place where a classical judicial body met. Areopagus, the Romans called it Mars Hill after the Roman god of war. This was next to the Agora the, Areopagus is the site of the trial of Orestes for killing his mother ( Clyemnestre ) and her lover (Aegisthus). some say this was the court that condemned Socrates and sentenced him to death by drinking a hemlock-based liquid.
Now Paul is led to the Areopagus by the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers (Acts 17:16-20). Paul addressed them, but when he spoke of the Resurrection, they mocked him.
Sometimes we don’t see God in the things that come our way.
We think the only time or place to minister is in a typical church atmosphere . Look at Paul, No, padded pews, no, carpeted isles, No, stained glass windows, not even a
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For fear of falling off the edge of the earth as they thought the earth was flat. Paul in verse 26 assures him that God, “has no bounds of habitation”.
Somewhere in the crowd stand a Greek soldier, reluctant to leave the altar of Ares (god of war), for they are tough to return with their shield or return on their shield. When this soldier leaves for battle, he leaves his god behind, Paul tell him, Verse 27”our God is not far from us.”
Leaning against the old Roman column, we see a student, who is on his journey seeking wisdom, searching for something to fill the void in his soul, Paul assures him in verse. 27 “haply you might find him”.
Standing near the front to be seen stands a judge, dressed in his tribunal robe, waiting eagerly to hear what Paul has to say, now he hears him verse 31,”for He hath appointed a day he will judge the world”.
As Paul stand in that open courtyard, on the East, he can see two gods, Dionysus, “fruit of the vine” & Baachus, “god of agriculture ".
On the west, stands two more gods, asulepulis, “god of healing”, hija “god of health”
The discourse instigates with Socrates and Euthyphro gathering outside the office of the King Archon, where both must put in an appearance respecting a legal action involving matters
that the setting is important to Paul’s rise to power, the discussion then turns to a debate on the
Understanding the decisions made by the jurymen in Socrates trial will always be a mystery, but one can perceive why some would have voted the way that they did. Politically and historically Athens was a thriving place of innovation and philosophical advancements. Athens could very well be divided, morally on various aspects, one of them being which “political” affiliation Athenians related themselves with. Some choices were between the Traditionalists, Sophists or an up and coming ideas of Socratics or Platonics. Militarily, during the life of Socrates, Athens was involved in the Peloponnesian Wars, a set of conflicts between Sparta and Athens, in which Athens
Knowing about the Greek gods can be intresting. You can get to know things that you have not heard about them. Like the abilities the have, or the things they fight for. Some gods fight for honor, and some fight for power. Three important gods in Greek mythology are Zeus, Anthena, and Appollo.
The city of Athens is at the center of Ancient Greece. Most of what we know of ancient Greek culture depends on records from this principal polis. Athens is the birthplace of democracy and has been called the cradle of western civilization. The polis of Athens included about 2500 square kilometers of territory. Surrounding poleis ranged somewhere in the 250 square kilometer region, making Athens the largest. The
Acropolis has many attractions. Odeon of Herodes Atticus is ancient band stands and theater. Ancient greek played music concert and play in here. Ereehtheion temple for Poseidon has detail decorations. Many tourists get moved in here. The parthenon temple is most famou temple in Greece. It is Goddess, Athena's temple. It was built in BC 438. Many statues in here. Theater of Dionysus
In this week’s lecture professor Eric describes an emerging approach to reading Paul in which Paul believes Christ return is imminent. In other words Christ is not coming back in a year or six months, but any day.
Athens was known for its advancements in the cultural arts which included architecture. The arts was encouraged within the city state. Citizens were encouraged to trade with their neighboring
The Athenian courts were a widely public affair; impending trial the plaintiff’s charge was published in the agora (131). Furthermore, courts were in session everyday with the exception of days devoted to worship and festivals, as well as days on which the Assembly met; court cases served as entertainment for both foreigners and citizens, as cases never lasted more than a day, some even lasting less than an hour (Lanni 125).
The ancient Greek Acropolis was dedicated to the Goddesses Athena. Acropolis in Greek means “The Sacred Rock, The high city” (“Ancient Greece” 3). The Acropolis is known world wide. There are many extravagant buildings and monuments
As Paul reflects on his escape he starts to understand the need for reliance on another power (as in God)
Greeks imagined that their gods were like humans but more beautiful and powerful. The gods were pleased by statues.
Paul uses the altar to an unknown god impression as an introduction to share God’s truth. Hoping that the people would adhere to the gospel, turning their lives around. Paul shares the gospel with the Athenians in a way that is relevant, sensitive and uncompromising to the truth. Nonetheless, through the power of God they became receptive to the teachings of Paul. “All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas” (Acts 17:21). There are many altars to unknown God today. Nevertheless, we as Christians can lead these people in the right path by telling them about Jesus and the gospel (uncompromising
If you were in Athens for only one day, hands down, the first place you should go is to see the heart of the ancient city, the Acropolis. This marbled monument to the Greek Goddess Athena, the now ruins were once believed to be the home of the Gods themselves. This area has been inhabited by humans for thousands of years and the temples and monuments carved out of stone are a spectacular tribute to the architects who constructed them nearly 500 years BC.
The Areopagus was both a court and a hill, due to the fact that the court traditionally met on that hill. The term Areopagus means hill of Ares. Ares was the Greek god of war. The Roman equivalent god was Mars, hence the KJV “Mars’ hill” (17:22).