How is one to speak the gospel to people who are ignorant of the God of Israel, his promise and Law, the prophets and the Scriptures, the Messiah and the resurrection? This is the question which the Athens episode addresses. In the context of the synagogue, Paul and his hearers shared a common background, but in the Agora and the Areopagus he had to face the problem of communication as he spoke to people who were neither Jews nor God-fearers, but religious pagans. Yet, there is a common ground which