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The Areopagus Society, formed in 1893, is one of the oldest clubs at the preparatory Hotchkiss School, Connecticut, USA, and meets to debate on certain topics. [21] "Areopagus" is the title of the second poem in Irish poet Louis MacNeice's 1952 collection, Ten Burnt Offerings.
The Areopagus sermon refers to a sermon delivered by Apostle Paul in Athens, at the Areopagus, and recounted in Acts 17:16–34. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Areopagus sermon is the most dramatic and most fully-reported speech of the missionary career of Saint Paul and followed a shorter address in Lystra recorded in Acts 14:15–17 .
The speech, known as the Areopagus sermon, refers to a sermon or explanation delivered by Apostle Paul at the Areopagus in Athens, and described in Acts 17:16–34. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] The Areopagus sermon is the most dramatic and fullest reported speech of the missionary career of Saint Paul and followed a shorter address in Lystra Acts 14:15–17 ...
The Unknown God or Agnostos Theos (Ancient Greek: Ἄγνωστος Θεός) is a theory by Eduard Norden first published in 1913 that proposes, based on the Christian Apostle Paul's Areopagus speech in Acts 17:23, that in addition to the twelve main gods and the innumerable lesser deities, ancient Greeks worshipped a deity they called "Agnostos Theos"; that is: "Unknown God", which Norden ...
Dionysius the Areopagite (/ d aɪ ə ˈ n ɪ s i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεοπαγίτης Dionysios ho Areopagitēs) was an Athenian judge at the Areopagus Court in Athens, who lived in the first century. A convert to Christianity, he is venerated as a saint by multiple denominations.
As usually women were not present in Areopagus meetings, Damaris has traditionally been assumed to have been a hetaira (courtesan, high-status prostitute); [2] modern commentators have alternatively suggested she might also have been a follower of the Stoics (who welcomed women among their ranks) [3] or a foreigner visiting Athens. [4]
This article includes a list of biblical proper names that start with A in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
The Areopagus was the supreme court in ancient Athens. Areopagus may also refer to: Areopagus sermon, delivered there by the Apostle Paul; Areopagus (poetry), a 16th-century literary movement; Areopagus Lodge, a Brazilian Masonic lodge; Areopagus of Eastern Continental Greece, a regional government during the Greek War of Independence