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A few more locales and scenes from Athens are in order, and here we will focus on things in the agora and Roman forum, namely the temple of Hephaestus, the most well preserved temple in the area, and one Paul could have seen, and the Horalogea\u2013 or water clock in the Roman forum. The more things change, the more they stay the same\u2026 in the forum men play backgammon\u2026.\"\"<\/a> listen to traditional Greek music\u2026.\"\"<\/a> imbibe some liquids and eat some fruit and nuts\u2026..\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a> Yes that\u2019s a mountain of fresh cherries\u2014 yum. And in general they try to stay in the shade\u2026.
\n\"\"<\/a> or in a cafe\u2026.
\n\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a> Or they just stay inside on a truly hot day\u2026 most of the apartments do not have real or full air conditioning which is why so many people stay outside during the day\u2026 its better outside\u2026 \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a map of the Athenian agora\u2026.
\n\"\"<\/a> We are focusing on the temple of Hephaestus\u2026.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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When Paul said to the Athenians, I perceive you are very religious, he was not being facetious. They were, but what counted as genuine religion, and what as superstition\u2013 there\u2019s the rub. From here one could see the acropolis quite readily\u2026.\"\"<\/a> and near here he had his dialogues with the Stoics and Epicureans. It is likely as well that he visited the Roman forum nearby, and saw the horalogea\u2013 the water clock with the images of the winds. Perhaps this is why Paul mentions in Acts 17 the measuring of the time and seasons\u2026..\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

How did this clock work?\u2014 Well it was a three in one thing, it appears, it was a wind vane, it was a sundial, and also the water slowly rotated down what would look like a spiraling slide, which when it passed certain marks indicated the passing of this hour or that. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A few more locales and scenes from Athens are in order, and here we will focus on things in the agora and Roman forum, namely the temple of Hephaestus, the most well preserved temple in the area, and one Paul could have seen, and the Horalogea\u2013 or water clock in the Roman forum. 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