1 Luke seems to have remained behind at Philippi, for the narrative
now proceeds in the third person. Timothy also tarried, for no one was
more genuinely solicitous of the welfare of the infant ecclesia
(Php_2:20). Later on he rejoins Paul and Silas and is found at Berea
(Act_17:14). But Luke may ha... [ Continue Reading ]
19 The hill called the Areopagus (Latin, Mars' Hill), just a few steps
above the Market Place, was a most fitting forum for the folly of God
to defeat the wisdom of the world. At Rome Paul's weakness overcame
the power of the world; at Ephesus he overthrew its religion; at
Athens his foolish talk a... [ Continue Reading ]