This Unknown God you worship but don’t know His name or nature, this God made the [kosmos]. The majority of translations opt for “world”. The statement “God made the world” would make most of us think of the earth, the globe on which we live: …
Propositional Analysis Gems
Bible Gem 1723 – Paul Tells the Areopagus about the God They Worship But Don’t Know (Acts 17:22-31)
Now we will pay careful attention to the words Luke records for us here. But before we start, ask yourself the question where did the words of the speech come from. Luke wasn’t there to record them, besides that he didn’t have a recorder. We …
Bible Gem 1722 – The Heart of Paul’s Argument (Acts 17:22-31)
Notice how Paul has layered his argument. The crux of his argument is held in the relative clauses or stems which come back to This God who is Unknown to you. Paul has skilfully shown that in their zeal for the gods they acknowledge themselves …
Bible Gem 1721 – Paul’s Speech Laid Out in Propositions (Acts 17:22-31)
Paul’s Speech to the Areopagus laid out in Propositions I have laid Paul’s speech out in propositions, using a technique called Propositional Analysis. I first used this in the Bible Gems when I was analysing Paul’s One Greek Sentence Prayer (Ephesians 1:3-14) Bible Gem 603 …