Paul, the Christian Socrates

Paul’s apology before the court of the Areopagus (Acts 17) has been held up as a master class in contextualization. Paul accommodates his message to his audience of Greek philosophers, adopting a metaphysical idiom and quoting “one of your own poets.” Paul’s address seems to lend an apostolic imprimatur to various shades and flavors of Christian Hellenism. Read Full Article »