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Acts 17:16-21 ~ Allusions at the Areopagus

Acts 17:16-21 ~ Allusions at the Areopagus

Posted on November 20, 2019June 8, 2020 by Laura Zielke

This week we put on our thinking caps and dove into classical Greek drama and philosophy. We discussed the final play from the Oresteia by Aeschylus: Eumenides. The play explores the mythological founding of the Aeropagus council by Athena, the patron goddess of Athens, as well as instituting the worship of new goddesses: the Eumenides (a.k.a. the Furies). We will explore this connection to our text a bit further next week.

We also compared and contrasted the teachings of Epicurus and Zeno, founders of the Epicurean and Stoic systems of philosophy. It’s important that we understand some of their teachings in order to understand why they reacted the way they did to Paul’s preaching.

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Acts 17:16-21 ~ Allusions at the Areopagus

Paul arrives at Athens and begins preaching. He is approached and taken to the Areopagus.

https://laurazielke.com/podcast/20191103Acts17_16-21.mp3

* Recorded: LIVE. This audio has been HEAVILY REDACTED  for class member privacy, time, and content

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Ancient Art:

Orestes at Delphi flanked by Athena and Pylades among the Erinyes and priestesses of the oracle, perhaps including Pythia behind the tripod – Paestan red-figured bell-krater, c. 330 BC. Public Domain.

Articles & Books:

Links to resources about the Areopagus and other topics discussed during the lesson:

  • Foreign but Familiar Gods: Greco-Romans Read Religion in Acts by Lynn Allan Kauppi (Chapter 5: “Acts 17:16-34 and Aeschylus’ Eumenides)
    Read the excerpt on Google: http://bit.ly/kauppi-excerpt
  • “Paul’s sermon on the Areopagus inspired by the Muses” by Neil Godfrey
    https://vridar.org/2011/09/14/pauls-sermon-on-the-areopagus-inspired-by-the-muses/
  • “Paul and Orestes before the Areopagus: The Resurrection” by Neil Godfrey
    https://vridar.org/2011/09/16/paul-and-orestes-before-the-areopagus-the-resurrection/
  • “Acts, the Areopagus and the Introduction of New Gods” by Neil Godfrey
    https://vridar.org/2011/09/17/acts-the-areopagus-and-the-introduction-of-new-gods/
  • Aeschylus’ three-part drama “Oresteia,”
    https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oresteia&oldid=920837009
  • Altar to an unknown god: “Si Deus Si Dea,”
    https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Si_deus_si_dea&oldid=880122821
  • “Epicureanism and Stoicism: Lessons, Similarities and Differences.” Daily Stoic, 11 Apr. 2018,
    dailystoic.com/epicureanism-stoicism/.

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