And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him (τινες δε κα των Επικουριων κα Στωικων φιλοσοφων συνεβαλλ…

Then certain philosophers. Athens was distinguished, among all the cities of Greece and the world, for the cultivation of a subtle and ref…

Certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics.—The two schools were at this time the great representatives of Greek th…

Athens was the home of the rival Epicurean and Stoic schools of philosophy. Epicurus (342–270 B. C.) held that pleasure was the chief goal of life,…

They reasoned with him. Luke now adds that Paul had a confrontation with the philosophers. This was not because he intentionally sought th…

Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans
These were so called from Epicurus, the son of Neocles, who was born 342…

Athens was then famed for refined learning, philosophy, and the fine arts; yet no one is more childish, superstitious, impious, or credulous than s…