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the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Areopagus
Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary
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the high court at Athens, famed for the justice of its decisions; and so called, because it sat on a hill of the same name, or in the suburbs of the city, dedicated to Mars, the god of war, as the city was to Minerva, his sister. St. Paul, Acts 17:19 , &c, having preached at Athens, was carried before the Areopagites, as "a setter forth of strange gods." On this occasion he delivered that fine sermon which is in substance recorded in Acts 17. Dionysius, one of the judges, was converted; and the Apostle was dismissed without any farther trouble.
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Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Areopagus'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wtd/a/areopagus.html. 1831-2.
Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Areopagus'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wtd/a/areopagus.html. 1831-2.
