distinction could never be made validly in Athens.25 This was no court case. It was one that sought to ascertain whether there really had been an epiphany of the divinity or divinities; if so, what official recognition should be given, what divine honours and statues would be appropriate and when would be the annual official feast day be. Paul’s God had to be ‘properly’ introduced to Athens, if he was going to be properly worshipped. First, Paul’s ‘introduction’ (exordium)
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