Videos—2MJ: Athens Region
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Greece—Athens
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Athens: Many Temples
Paul acknowledged that the Athenians were very religious “in every way” (Acts 17:22). Indeed, great temples to pagan deities had been a part of Athenian life for centuries even when Paul visited. Some of these temples survive to this day that the apostle himself probably viewed.
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Athens: Western Civilization
The contribution of Athens to the story of Western Civilization is almost beyond calculation. From the very concept of democracy to culture, art, architecture, education, and philosophy—all find their origin in this one place. The famous acropolis, atop which sits the magnificent Parthenon temple, offers a commanding view of the modern city all the way to the sea and invites reflection on this rich history and truly incredible story.
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Athens: Ancient Agora
The agora was the ancient marketplace. Here is the commercial heartbeat of a bustling, ancient city, where shopkeepers bartered their wares and farmers sold the harvest of their land every day, and public discourse could spring up on any corner. Into this hustle and bustle Paul brought the gospel of the God who sends the seasons for farmers’ crops and overlooks the ignorance of our vain, polytheistic imaginations about the divine by sending Jesus, declared divinely appointed judge of the living and the dead by his own resurrection from the dead.
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Athens: Aeropagus
Paul’s preaching about Jesus and the “resurrection” provoked the inquisitiveness of the Athenian philosophers. Stoics and Epicureans invited him to address them on the Areopagus, or “Hill of Ares,” where the Athenian tribunal met. The traditional location is an outcropping of rock across from the famous acropolis upon which is perched the beautiful Parthenon temple.
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Athens: Museums
Athens has several museums, two of which are the most well known. One of these is the Parthenon Museum on the top of the acropolis. The other is the world-famous Athens Archeological Museum.
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Athens: Many Temples
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Greece—Delphi
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Delphi: Archeological Site
Delphi was an ancient Greek worship center rich with history, pageantry, and tradition and the site of the most famous oracle in the ancient world. The city was perched dramatically on a steep hillside overlooking the mountain passes that led to the Gulf of Corinth.
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Delphi: Archeological Museum
The Delphi Archeological Museum holds famous artifacts from the Greek Archaic Period into the Vespasian dynasty of the Roman empire. Without doubt the most famous holding is the “Bronze Charioteer,” an exquisitely executed bronze sculpture unsurpassed in its delicate tracing of drapery and representation of the human form. The original was a traditional quadriga (four-horse chariot) that included both the chariot and four prancing horses captured in the moment of encircling the grandstands in victorious parade by the winner.
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Delphi: Gallio Inscription
The Gallio Inscription housed in the Delphi Archeological Museum is famous for giving an interlocking date for the time of Paul in Corinth on the 2MJ. Gallio was the proconsul of the province of Achaia (Greece) before whom Paul appeared in court while in Corinth, which, as the capital of the province, was the residence of the proconsul. This inscription dates the time of Gallio’s governorship of Achaia, and, hence, Paul’s time in Corinth to within a 12 to 18 month period.
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Delphi: Archeological Site
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