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Who are the three classical authors cited by Paul? Epimenides, Aratus and Menander

Answered by . July 14, 2025 - 11:28 am

Paul makes quotations from classical writers in three places: Acts 17:28, 1 Corinthians 15:33, and Titus 1:12.   Acts 17 – at the Areopagus in Athens Acts 17:28 contains two key quotations. The first is: “For in him we live and move and have our being” (ἐν αὐτῷ γὰρ ζῶμεν καὶ κινούμεθα καὶ ἐσμέν [En autō […]