Whose plaque is on Mars Hill in Athens?
A large bronze plaque on Mars Hill in Athens is dedicated to the Apostle Paul, the babbler. Tourists visiting Athens are constantly reminded of Paul, not of Greek philosophers such as Aristotle, Plato, or Homer. The plaque honors Paul rather than the philosophers of Greece.
Les explains that when he and companions were at Athens and went up to Mars Hill, the first thing that struck him was that there is no big bronze plaque saying, “This is what Aristotle said,” “This is what Plato wrote,” or “This is the place where Homer held forth.” Instead, the big bronze plaque is dedicated to the Apostle Paul, the babbler. Les finds it amazing that Paul, called a babbler, is still held in high esteem, and tourists coming to Athens are constantly reminded of this man, not the philosophers of the Greeks.
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.