A Little Riled Up

“Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, ‘May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we would like to know what they mean.’ .” – Acts 17:19,20 Mars Hill, known as the Areopagus, is a legendary site in Athens, Greece, dedicated to the god of war. The Acropolis—meaning “the high city” in Greek—was home to magnificent temples and sacred places devoted to Athena and other deities. In antiquity, scholars and thinkers flocked to this site for study and inspiration, drawn by the panoramic views from its heights. Mars Hill was particularly significant, serving as Athens’ Supreme Court in the time of Paul. The city itself was celebrated as a center of learning, reminiscent of today’s Cambridge, Harvard, or Oxford. Mars Hill attracted some of the