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Areopagus
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Areopagus (in ancient Athens) a hill on which was sited the highest governmental council and later a judicial court. The name comes from Greek
Areios pagos ‘hill of Ares’; the name for the site came to denote the court itself.
Areopagitica, the title of Milton's pamphlet on the freedom of the press published in 1644, derives from this name. The publication was partly inspired by attempts by Parliament to suppress Milton's own pamphlet on divorce.
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Areopagus Coffee Phoenix, Ariz.(Southwest)
Magazine article from: Specialty Coffee Retailer; 8/1/2003; 497 words
; ...coffeehouse owner who shares the less-is-more philosophy toward marketing single-origin coffees is Kevin Johnson, owner of Areopagus Coffee of Phoenix, Ariz. Johnson has focused exclusively on single origin coffees, but instead of focusing on the country...
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The Resureected Jesus Preached in Athens: The Areopagus Speach (Acts 17, 16-34): An Inquiry into the Reasons for the Greek Reaction to the Speech, and a Reading of the Text from the African Traditional Religious Perspective
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 4/1/1999; ; 657 words
; ...Resurrected Jesus Preached in Athens: The Areopagus Speech (Acts 17,16-34): An Inquiry...s detailed exegetical study of the Areopagus speech (pp. 53-- 104) is helpful...final chapter I. purports to read the Areopagus speech from the perspective of traditional...
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The Areopagus of Morningside Heights.(Memorials)(Richard John Neuhaus)(In memoriam)
Magazine article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life; 4/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...the Apostle Paul is shown preaching to a small crowd on the Areopagus. You know the episode in the Acts of the Apostles. In Jerusalem...what they meant by "an unknown god." Neither he on the Areopagus nor Fr. Neuhaus on the Acropolis of New York preached only...
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A Willingness to Listen Monson man makes his case for Christianity by letting others share their views
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 2/8/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...their savior. Witmer, 51, founded Areopagus II America or, for short, the AIIA...ancient Greece. Unlike the original Areopagus (pronounced ar-e-OP- a-gus...interview. "Just as Paul visited the Areopagus and was given the opportunity to speak...
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The birth of democracy: in ancient Athens, a leader named Pericles opened government to all citizens.(World History Play)(Play)
Magazine article from: Junior Scholastic; 10/30/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...wealthiest could sit on the Council of the Areopagus. This group of aristocrats could overturn...is Cimon, a general and member of the Areopagus. Pericles sides with the party of the...down Cimon and his rich friends in the Areopagus. Pericles: With pleasure. It is time...
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Public opinion without and within the Church: fides et internetum (faith and the Internet).(The Last Apostolic Letter of JOHN PAUL II)
Magazine article from: Catholic Insight; 12/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...arrived in Athens, where he went to the Areopagus and proclaimed the Gospel in language...Acts 17:22-31). At that time the Areopagus represented the cultural centre of the...must be proclaimed .... The first Areopagus of the modern age is the world of communications...
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Between Text & Sermon: Acts 17:16-34
Magazine article from: Interpretation; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...In the end, Paul's speech at the Areopagus may have been only modestly successful...looking at Paul's address at the Areopagus, one would have to concede that Paul...Paul's initial sermon in Acts 13, the Areopagus speech makes no reference to the history...
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Dionysios and Damaris: A note on acts 17:34
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Epicurean philosophers in the Agora, the Areopagus, and the altar of the unknown god...some emphasis, I think, since-like "Areopagus," "Agora," "Stoics," and "Epicureans...which actually met in the Agora) but the Areopagus Hill (near the Acropolis) that Luke...
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Watching kids under pressure put us in a spell
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 5/27/2003; 650 words
; ...you could see whether the youngster was getting it right. "AREOPAGUS," repeated a little girl who'd just been informed the...urged Marlene, leaning forward. "... A-G-U-S. Areopagus." "Yes!" All four of us punched the air and exhaled a...
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Iowa State U. lecture to focus on Christianity, climate change
News Wire article from: University Wire; 2/27/2007; ; 675 words
; ...Religious Leaders Association, the Committee on Lectures and the student-run religious group, Areopagus. Randy Gabrielse, ministry director for Areopagus, said the group seeks to bring Christian professors and artists to campus to speak about...
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Areopagus
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
Areopagus A hill in Athens where the city council met; Paul gave an address there (Acts 17) to the assembled Gentiles , using a text about an altar he had seen dedicated ‘to an unknown god’ (17: 23).
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Pericles
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...was between the status quo, with the Areopagus Council acting as a brake on democratic...radical democratic reforms, stripping the Areopagus Council of all constitutional powers...passed further legislation against the Areopagus, introduced pay for political services...
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Orestes
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...instructed Orestes to go to Athens and present his case to the Areopagus, an ancient court of elders. During the trial that followed...told by the Greek playwright Euripides, the verdict of the Areopagus did not soothe the Furies. Apollo told Orestes that he could...
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Solon
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...The effective organ in the existing constitution was the Areopagus Council, recruited from former magistrates, who held office...new house was designed not only to break the monopoly of the Areopagus Council but also to guide the Assembly of Citizens ( Ekklesia...
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Mars' Hill
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Mars' Hill name given in the Bible for the Areopagus at Athens.
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