32-To the Unknown God (Acts 17:16-34)

The Epic Life - Bob Hallman · Dec 26, 2020 · 50m

Today, we pick up our study of Paul’s second missionary journey where we find him alone in the great city of Athens. Acts 17:15 tells us that he had been escorted on the 300 mile trip to Athens by some fellow believers due to Jewish opposition in Berea. Once they arrived with Paul, they immediately returned home with instructions from Paul to send Silas and Timothy as soon as possible.

Although Athens was no longer politically important, having been conquered by Rome in 146 B.C., the city was still the intellectual center of the world:

It was the site of the Acropolis and the Parthenon, one…