This Hill of Ares (in the background) was the seat of the Supreme Court of ancient Athens. Kings of Mycenaean rule are buried in long tombs along its flank. The Apostle Paul came here in the year AD 50, and nearby is the little basilica dedicated to St Dionysus the Areopagite, one of Paul's first converts, as related in Acts 17
:22- Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: "Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.
:23- For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Now what you worship as something unknown I am going to proclaim to you..."
Friday, July 22, 2005
Apostle Paul @ Areopagus
This Hill of Ares (in the background) was the seat of the Supreme Court of ancient Athens. Kings of Mycenaean rule are buried in long tombs along its flank. The Apostle Paul came here in the year AD 50, and nearby is the little basilica dedicated to St Dionysus the Areopagite, one of Paul's first converts, as related in Acts 17
:22- Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: "Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.
:23- For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Now what you worship as something unknown I am going to proclaim to you..."
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