Study it in the app“And some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were debating with him, and some were saying, “What would this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign deities,” because he was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.”
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Epicurean
Epicurean: a follower of the philosopher Epicurus.
Where else “Epikoureiōn” appearsStoic
Stoic: a follower of the school of philosophy founded by Zeno.
Where else “Stoikōn” appearsphilosopher
Philosopher, "lover of wisdom".
Where else “philosophōn” appearsconfer
Talk things over together, exchange arguments.
Where else “syneballon” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegon” appearsbabbler
Babbler; literally, a bird that picks up seeds.
Where else “spermologos” appearswant
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “theloi” appearsseem
To seem to be something; “to seem good” is to agree on a decision.
Where else “dokei” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appearsproclaimer
Proclaimer, herald: one who announces something.
Where else “katangeleus” appearsstranger
Someone from another land or foreign to the place; or something unknown.
Where else “Xenōn” appearspagan god
A god of the pagans.
Where else “daimoniōn” appearsproclaim good news
Announce the good news; in the passive, have the good news announced or be announced as good news.
Where else “euēngelizeto” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appearsresurrection
Coming back to life after death.
Where else “anastasin” appearsEpicureans and Stoics were the two most widespread schools of philosophy. “Babbler” is literally “seed-picker”: someone who repeats ideas picked up here and there. Perhaps they thought that “Jesus” and “Resurrection” were two deities.
17So he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.
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19And they took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “Can we know what this new teaching is that is being spoken by you?
1. What it says
What did the people of Berea do with what Paul said, and what came of it? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
In Athens, Paul starts from the altar "to an unknown god" (vv. 22-23). Why does he begin with something they already knew?
3. How I live it
When talking with someone who thinks differently, how can you start from what you share and listen with respect?
