The Bible In Paintings ✝️ PAUL IN ATHENS ✝️

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«Chapter 17»

While Paul was in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there.

Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. 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.

“The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. From one man he made every nation of men. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’

“Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by man’s design and skill. In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. HE HAS GIVEN PROOF OF THIS TO ALL MEN 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.” At that, Paul left the Council. A few men became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, also a woman named Damaris, and a number of others.

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FRANCOIS DE NOME
"St Paul Preaching to the Athenians"

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BENVENUTO TISI
"Saint Paul Delivering the Areopagus Sermon in Athens"

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RAPHAEL
"Saint Paul Delivering the Areopagus Sermon in Athens"

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"Paul Preaches in Athens"

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FRANZ GEORG HERMANN
"Paul before the Areopagus"

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GIOVANNI PAOLO PANINI
"Saint Paul Preaching at Athens"

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ANTON DIETRICH
"Paul Preaching in Athens"

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"Paul in Athens"

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"Paul in Athens"

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Source

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"Apostle Paul in Athens"

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"Apostle Paul Preaching in Athens"

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"Paul Preaching in Athens"

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"St Paul In Athens"

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"Paul Preaching at Athens"

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Source

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GIUSEPPE BAZZANI
"Saint Paul Preaching at Athens"

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"The Apostle Paul in Athens"

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"St Paul Preaching in Athens"

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"Paul Preaches in Athens"

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CLAYTON and HALL
"The Sermon of St. Paul in Athens on Aeropagus Hill"

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"St. Paul Preaches at the Areopagus in Athens"

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JOHN LA FARGE
"St. Paul Preaching at Athens"

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"St Paul Preaching at Athens"

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EUGENIUSZ WISZNIEWSKI
"Paul Before the Areopagus in Athens"

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English School
"Paul at Athens"

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"The Apostle Paul on the Areopagus"

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JULIUS SCHNORR VON CAROLSFELD
"Paul Preaches in Athens"

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ARTHUR TWIDLE
"Paul Preaching at Athens"

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ANDREA SCHIAVONE
"St. Paul Preaching in Athens"

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ANTON DIETRICH
"Paul Preaches at the Areopagus in Athens"

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GUIDO DURANTINO / ORAZIO FONTANA
"Saint Paul Preaching at Athens"

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A FRIENDLY FORUM

[etabeta]

Favorites are the stained glass windows (thank you, Dan!) and the plate at #31.

[InkStone]

Good Morning Dan, and happy mid-week to each of you.

What a topic, with many beautiful pieces. Love the glass indeed.

Thank You Dan, and appreciate the comments of those who add their voices.

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Mine, too!

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In mid-First Century, if you’re the Apostle to the Gentiles, Athens is the place to be.

[nicollo]

No. 4 perfectly represents the various states of anger, disbelief, doubt, and conversion.

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Well-noted! Several artists attempted that, and #4 succeeds rather more than most.

[Rinnwald]

Shame there is no Tissot in this group. He would have researched the actual location.

#17 and #26 get the best feel for the place.

I also like the Paul in #26 the best. He just looked like a regular guy that had traveled a lot. Sort of a Phil Collins for the Lord.

I also liked how the artists got to interpret Athens circa 35 AD, from a ruin to a gothic town.

Thank you for finding such an interesting collection of art.

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I’m not yet certain, but I believe Tissot ceased painting Bible scenes post-Ascension.

I remember when I was nine or ten and first became aware of the Parthenon—it absolutely fascinated me. I imagine some of that same fascination, with Athens, captured these artists.

[InkStone]

Dan, I hope you don’t mind me straying ‘off topic’ a bit. If you love architectural design, you must see this video on HOW the Parthenon was designed and built.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V14OpgePTZI

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If you love architectural design

I spent my first three years at USC as an Architecture major.

I'm quite familiar with the Parthenon's history, having read and watched various explanations. So, another is always welcome. Thanks, Leon.

By the way, I'd bet Paul took a good look at it....

[InkStone]

That’s a great story Dan. Classical architectural design makes our cities works of art indeed.

[SisterK]

this bit of history illustrates that Jesus shaped hole in our hearts
the Greek were hungry to fill that hole, thus the many idols

almost two thousand years later, people continue to try to fill that Jesus shaped hole in their hearts

until a person finds Him, they will never be satisfied

thanks for setting up the gallery again!
blessings to you

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almost two thousand years later, people continue to try to fill that Jesus shaped hole in their hearts until a person finds Him, they will never be satisfied

Profoundly stated, K. Many thanks!

[Montana_Sam]

Am quite moved by the artworks you post, certainly, but also moved and indebted to the effort you put into amassing the art.
May God bless you and yours.

[Ezekiel]

Just thought I'd add a quick, fun post because this is one of my favorite places of study.

There's something paradoxically "lost in translation" when the English texts read as "Areopagus" rather than "Mars Hill".

By virtue of its height and Northeast location, the summit of Mars Hill is the first place in the contiguous United States to see the sun rise for nearly half of the year, from March 25 to September 18.[2] The first 50-star flag to see the sun in the U.S. was raised on July 4, 1960, at 4:33 AM. Fifty national guardsmen gave it a 50-gun salute.

Mars Hill

There's the first flag of 50, the first light, and even the First Wind over at Mars Hill, the place named after Hezekiah Mars.

This place has got everything, even 28 wind turbines for power, ko'ach [כח , 28].

The rule with the flags is that the updated version would first fly on the July 4th following the new statehood(s).

In the above case, Hawaii became the 50th state on August 21, 1959. July 4th, 1960, arrived 318 days later.

the summit of Mars Hill is the first place in the contiguous United States to see the sun rise for nearly half of the year

Which brings me back to the Greek.

Sun, helios [ήλιος] = 318

Re the symbol for Mars ♂️, every man:

One explanation is that it represents Mars' shield and spear, but there's also the claim that it morphed from the letter theta, which was short for the Homeric epithet of Mars (θοῦρος, "rushing, impetuous").

theta [Θήτα] = 318

Then if that theta is appended to Mars: Άρης Θ = 318

All kinds of... angles to this stuff. 🌞

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Thanks, Sam.

I absolutely love everything about doing it, which is the direct and inevitable result of God creating this ministry for me—and me for it. He is the brains, inspiration and energy behind it. My part is to provide the loaves and fish as well as I can, and what He does with them is His business.

Dan

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Thanks, Professor. We learn all sorts of interesting stuff in your class.

Looks like Puerto Rico has more than an infinitesimal chance of achieving statehood soon, so a 51-star flag would need designing. What would get approved by the UnderSecretary of the Bureau of Flag Approval?

Three rows of seventeen?

Three rows of 11 with two of 9?

Three rows of 9 with three of 8!!!

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[Ezekiel]

Looks like they’ll need some good PR.

Perhaps a colony on Mars could provide a fresh start?

As you noted, 3 x 17 fails just on general principle!

There was another 318 I didn’t mention.

3/18:

President Eisenhower stated his support for the idea of statehood for Hawaii early in his administration but appropriate legislation failed to make it through Congress until the Hawaii Admission Act of 1959. President Eisenhower signed the bill into law on March 18, 1959. In June of 1959 the citizens of Hawaii voted on a referendum to accept the statehood bill and on August 21, 1959, President Eisenhower signed the official proclamation admitting Hawaii as the 50th state.

https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/research/online-documents/hawaii-statehood