What was Athens like when Paul visited it in Acts 17?
Athens was a thriving center of intellectualism, with philosophers and Greek writers still studied in universities. Yet when Paul arrived, he found the city completely given over to idolatry. Despite its intelligence and knowledge, it was totally devoted to the worship of idols and mythological gods.
Les explains that Athens in Acts 17 was a thriving city of intellectual import. It had all the philosophers, and good universities today still study the Greek writers. Paul came into this great center of intellectualism, and while he waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him when he saw the city completely, totally given over to idolatry. In spite of all their intellectualism, intelligence, and knowledge, they were given over totally to the worship of idols and the mythological gods.
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Why was Paul's spirit stirred when he was in Athens?
While Paul waited at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him when he saw the city completely and totally given over to idolatry.