acts 17 bible study

[A previous revision of this page can be found here]. 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. of But the Jews who were not persuaded, becoming envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. i. They even followed Paul to Berea to disrupt his work there also. 3. “The Athenians have acknowledged in their altar inscription that they are ignorant of God, and Paul has been giving evidence of their ignorance. Then they made Jason and the others post bond and let them go. 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It was both of these things that made the Bereans more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica. Second, they searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. The New Testament explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead. Wisdom Literature (Act 17:18-21) The novelty his message earns Paul an invitation to preach at the intellectual center of the city, the Areopagus. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Even the unfounded accusation of political revolution had a compliment hidden inside. Prophets Their research was not casual; it had a certain character. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you. Among those believing were a man named Dionysius (who must have been a regular participant at the Areopagus) and a woman named Damaris. c. He has given assurance of this by raising Him from the dead: The emphasis on the resurrection is important. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point But when Paul said this of the Athenians, he didn’t necessarily mean it in a positive way. (Act 17:16-17) Paul is provoked to preach in the city of Athens. Jason and the others were released once they left a security deposit, to guarantee against any future riots. The New Testament Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. b. Certainly, Paul discussed more with people one-on-one. Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Major Prophets He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”, When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this subject.”. Ramsay popularized the theory that Paul was disappointed by his “meager” results in Athens, and went on to Corinth preaching the gospel with a pure focus on the cross, and without any attempt at philosophical explanation. Cookie Notice: -------------------- iii. And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, “We will hear you again on this matter.” So Paul departed from among them. 1. It also showed that Paul didn’t believe that he alone could do the work of teaching and strengthening Christians; men like Silas and Timothy also could. 1. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection. So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there. Certainly, Paul did not want to leave the Athenians with the idea that Jesus was only a righteous judge. Stirred up the crowds: The same had happened at Pisidian Antioch (Acts 13:45, 50), at Iconium (Acts 14:2, 5), at Lystra (Acts 14:19) and at Thessalonica (Acts 17:5-8) This was the fifth city Paul was run out of by an angry mob, stirred up by envious Jewish leaders. The Jews who were not persuaded, becoming envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar: As happened at Pisidian Antioch (Acts 13:45, 50), at Iconium (Acts 14:2, 5), and at Lystra (Acts 14:19) on the first missionary journey, here also Paul was opposed by a mob incited by envious people among the Jewish people. 2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead. b. To such the hungry sheep look up, and are not fed.”. Luke-Acts i. b. i. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a The Gospels Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.” And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and Silas. Share this page using one of these tools: Email / username or password was incorrect! Minor Prophets Yet Paul’s sermon here was eminently Biblical. General Epistles And attacked the house of Jason:Jason was a Christian in Thessalonica whose house seems to have been a center for the church. b. a. He quoted them because these specific words reflected a Biblical truth, and by using them he could build a bridge to his pagan audience. The charge was serious enough that it troubled the crowd and the rulers of the city when they heard these things, because this raised the fear that their city might become known for opposition against Caesar and Rome. NIV®. (Act 17:32-34) The reaction of the listeners at Areopagus. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.”. Pentateuch Johannine Writings Historical Books c. Some of them were persuaded: Among the hearers, there was a good response from some. (Act 17:5-8) More mob violence against Paul and Silas. -------------------- GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point -------------------- i. a. It was a cultured, educated city that was proud of its history. (Act 17:30-31) Paul tells the Athenians what they must do because of who God is. There was exchange, questions and answers.