29. Atene

Le foto ithathwe eAreyopago ibonisa iAkropolis yaseAtene, iziza ezizindawo ezingcwele zezithixo ezahlukeneyo zabahedeni. IAtene yayilikomkhulu lamaGrike amandulo aseAtika nakumaxesha eTestamente eNtsha yayikwiphondo laseRoma lase-Akaya. Yayithiwe ngokunika imbeko isithixokazi sobuhedeni samaGrike uAtena. Ngamaxesha eTestamente eNtsha, ama-Atene ayelahlekelwe kakhulu bubukhulu bawo bokuqala nozuko, kodwa ayesagcine imiqingqwa namatye ezikhumbuzo oothixo abaninzi nezithixokazi, kubandakanywa “Kongaziwayo uThixo” (Izenzo 17:23).

Izehlo eziBalulekilayo: UMpostile uPawulos watyelela isixeko kwaye washumayela intshumayelo yakhe “Kongaziwayo uThixo” eNdulini iMazir (Izenzo 17:15–34). Abefundisi babethunyelwa ukusuka eAtene nakwezinye iindawo zamaGrike (Ⅰ Tes. 3:1–2).