The unknown God, your own poets, and the man God chose: Paul on the Areopagus (Acts 17; Easter 6A)

This Sunday (the sixth Sunday in the season of Easter) the lectionary offers us Luke’s account of Paul’s speech on the Areopagus. This famous speech represents a key moment in the story of the early Jesus movement. Many speeches before it in Acts have been delivered to Jews and Godfearers, gathered in synagogues. Now, by … Continue reading The unknown God, your own poets, and the man God chose: Paul on the Areopagus (Acts 17; Easter 6A)