Acts 17:18 meaning and explanation
Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
Acts 17:18, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is in Athens, waiting for Silas and Timothy, and he has been reasoning in the synagogue and the marketplace. Epicurean and Stoic philosophers, two of the major schools of the day, begin to debate him.
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