The Acts of the Apostles
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108 THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES tion between Achaia and Hellas is characteristic of the Hellenic author. The description of the visit to Athens (xvii. 15, 16, 21, 22 ; xviii. 1) is not only of special nobility and beauty, but also, so far as we are able to judge, both appropriate and unexceptionable. The syna- gogue in that city, the Agora, the Areopagus,^ the Epicureans and Stoics are mentioned. The character- isation of these people and the gentle sarcasm of his words concerning the Athenians (xvii. 21 : ''AOrjvaioi iravre^ kol ol ein^yjiJLOvvTGg ^evoi—he knows also of these people — eig ovSev erepov tjvKaipovv rj Xeyeiv ri r] oiKoveiv TL KaivoTepov)^ the poetical quotation, and every detail, betray the cultured writer who paints his portraits on a background of the very best tradition. The use that is made of " the Unknown God,*" which need not necessarily be changed into " the unknown gods," is a masterpiece of art, and I do not see why we must ascribe this masterpiece to St. Luke and not to St. Paul himself. The dis- course, spoken in such a place, may well have dwelt in the memory of those who heard it, and the author with perfect integrity has recorded the slight results of St. Paul's teaching. During the so-called second missionary journey St. Paul worked for eighteen months in Corinth (xviii. 1, 8; xix. 1). However, as usual, only the beginning and close of the ministry is pic- tured in the book. St. Paul abode first with Aquila and Priscilla (xviii. 3), then with one Titius Justus in the neighbourhood of the syna- * Here Ourtius' explanation seems to me untenable.
LANDS, NATIONS, CITIES, AND HOUSES 109 gogue.^ The port of Cenchreae is mentioned in xviii. 18. On the third journey the Apostle once again spent three months in " Hellas," i.e. in Corinth and the province (xx. 2/.). 1 Interest in the houses in which St. Paul (or St. Peter) had stayed—sometimes with detailed descriptions—may be traced through the whole of the book. Here again we have a trait which shows the close connection between the we-sections and the other parts of the book. St. Paul stays in Damascus iv oIk'k}. 'loi/Sa in the street that is called "straight" (ix. 11). St. Peter stays in Joppa irapA tlvl ^i/xdvi fivpaei,
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LANDS, NATIONS, CITIES, AND HOUSES 109<br />
gogue.^ <strong>The</strong> port <strong>of</strong> Cenchreae is mentioned in xviii.<br />
18. On <strong>the</strong> third journey <strong>the</strong> Apostle once again<br />
spent three months in " Hellas," i.e. in Corinth and<br />
<strong>the</strong> province (xx. 2/.).<br />
1 Interest in <strong>the</strong> houses in which St. Paul (or St. Peter) had<br />
stayed—sometimes with detailed descriptions—may be traced<br />
through <strong>the</strong> whole <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> book. Here again we have a trait which<br />
shows <strong>the</strong> close connection between <strong>the</strong> we-sections and <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> book.<br />
St. Paul stays in Damascus iv oIk'k}. 'loi/Sa in <strong>the</strong> street that<br />
is called "straight" (ix. 11).<br />
St. Peter stays in Joppa irapA tlvl ^i/xdvi fivpaei,
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