Acts 17: Thessalonica, Berea, and Athens

In Thessalonica some believe but a mob attacks Jason's house. The Bereans examine the Scriptures daily to test Paul's message. In Athens, Paul addresses the Areopagus about the unknown god, the Creator who calls all to repent and has raised Jesus from the dead.

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According to Acts 17:19-21, why did the philosophers bring Paul to the Areopagus, and what does Luke say about how Athenians typically spent their time?

They wanted him to lead a public sacrifice to the Greek gods, since Athenians expected visiting teachers to honor their templesThey brought him there because Roman law required foreign teachers to register with the council before speaking publiclyThey brought him there to put him on trial for a capital crime, since his preaching was said to insult the city's godsThey wanted to understand his 'new teaching,' since Athenians and the foreigners residing among them devoted themselves to little besides discussing whatever idea was newest