Augustine, where he confesses his befuddlement at what Paul means here. That sets the proper context for my exegesis. That is, there is a degree of obscurity in what is being communicated that probably in the nature of the case cannot be removed. It may be that Paul himself recited a litany of false religious activities that corresponded to no single religious system on the ground. Our task is to try to understand how his mind was working and what he was seeking to communicate and also have received