Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus — Others asked, 'May we know what this new teaching (didachē, doctrine) is that you are presenting?' — The Areopagus, literally the 'Hill of Ares,' functioned as both a political body and an intellectual forum. The invitation to explain marks recognition, albeit cautious, of Paul's intellectual weight.

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