UTN uW Translation Notes:

Acts 17 Chapter Introduction

Structure and Formatting

• Verses 1–9 describe how Paul, Silas, and Timothy proclaimed the gospel in the city of Thessalonica.
• Verses 10–14 describe how Paul, Silas, and Timothy proclaimed the gospel in the city of Berea.

Verses 15–34 describe how Paul proclaimed the gospel in the city of Athens.

Religious and Cultural Concepts in This Chapter

The religion of Athens

Paul said that the people in the city of Athens were “religious,” but this did not mean that they worshiped the true God. They worshiped many different false gods. In the past they had conquered other peoples, and they had begun to worship the gods of the peoples they had conquered. (See: falsegod)

As Paul spoke to the philosophers in Athens, he told the message of Christ for the first time to people who knew nothing of the Old Testament.