ORIGHO 18

“Di Aghan Fẹ [Oriṣẹ], Di Aghan Gba Nemi Ri Wun”

LU U

Pọl yi ewe ti won gba wowo iyẹn rire we dẹ, gba fọ ni ubara urun ti aghan ti o winọrọn rentin ro wa fẹ ọfọ ro

Ti a gba kuri iwe Uṣe 17:16-34

1-3. (a) Nikọ Pọl ri ni Atẹns ti o ri wun ara? (b) Ẹkọ bokọ wun ẹnẹ nemi ri gba ni ẹnẹ ma kọ ni ubara ewe Pọl?

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Kikọ Irẹye “ni Ubo ti A Kele Ka Ba Ara Kpọjọ” (Uṣe 17:16-21)

4, 5. Bokọ ni Atẹns wun Pọl kele wowo iyẹn rire we, kẹnrẹn eju irẹye bokọ re wi uwẹrẹ?

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ATHENS—CULTURAL CAPITAL OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

The Acropolis of Athens was a strongly fortified citadel well before the city’s history began to be recorded in the seventh century B.C.E. Athens became the chief city of the district of Attica and dominated an area of some 1,000 square miles (2,500 sq km), bounded by mountains and sea. The city’s name seems to be related to that of its patron goddess, Athena.

In the sixth century B.C.E., an Athenian legislator named Solon reformed the social, political, juridical, and economic structures of the city. He improved the lot of the poor and laid the basis for a democratic form of government. It was a democracy only for the free, however, and a large part of the city’s population was made up of slaves.

Following Greek victories over the Persians in the fifth century B.C.E., Athens became the capital of a small empire that extended its maritime trade from Italy and Sicily in the west to Cyprus and Syria in the east. At the height of its splendor, Athens was the cultural center of the ancient world, excelling in art, drama, philosophy, rhetoric, and science. Many public buildings and temples adorned the city. Its skyline was dominated by the Acropolis, a commanding hill on which stood the Parthenon and its 40-foot (12 m) gold and ivory statue of Athena.

Athens was conquered first by the Spartans, then by the Macedonians, and finally by the Romans, who stripped the city of its wealth. Even so, in the time of the apostle Paul, Athens still enjoyed a privileged status because of its illustrious past. In fact, the city was never incorporated into any Roman province but was granted juridical authority over its own citizens and exemption from Roman taxes. Though its greatest glories were gone, Athens remained a university city, where the sons of the wealthy were sent to study.

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6, 7. Nikọ aghan ọmiwe-kporo ti o ṣe Grik ro ni ubara ẹkọ Pọl, kẹnrẹn nikọ irẹye gidijẹ ka gin ni ubara urun ti ẹnẹ kpe ni ọrọnfọ?

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8. (a) Nikọ irẹye bọbọ gin ni ubara iyẹn rire ti Pọl wowo? (b) Nikọ won nemi jẹ gba gin a gbe Pọl wa ni ọguaju Ariopagọs? (Ṣọn ọfọ tie ti o wi peji 142.)

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EPICUREANS AND STOICS

The Epicureans and Stoics were followers of two separate schools of philosophy. Neither believed in a resurrection.

The Epicureans believed in the existence of gods but thought that the gods had no interest in men and would neither reward nor punish them, so prayer or sacrifice was useless. Epicureans held pleasure to be the supreme good in life. Their thinking and actions were devoid of moral principle. Moderation was urged, however, on the grounds that it prevented the negative consequences of overindulgence. Knowledge was sought only to rid a person of religious fears and superstition.

The Stoics, on the other hand, believed that all things were part of an impersonal deity and that the human soul emanated from such a source. Some Stoics held that the soul would eventually be destroyed along with the universe. Other Stoics believed that the soul would ultimately be reabsorbed by this deity. According to Stoic philosophers, happiness was to be obtained by following nature.

“Aghan Ira Atẹns! Mo Ri ni Ewekewe Gin” (Uṣe 17:22, 23)

9-11. (a) Nikọ Pọl ṣọgua mu arun to ni ọfọ ro? (b) Bokọ ẹnẹ te nemi yẹn Pọl ni uṣẹ oye ẹnẹ?

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Seek to establish common ground on which to build

“Oriṣẹ Ee Biri Oniye Ọkan-Ọkan Ri Ni Ara” (Uṣe 17:24-28)

12. Bokọ Pọl te yi ewe ti won gba wowo iyẹn rire we dẹ di o gba to ẹmi aghan ti o rentin ro?

¹² Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje

13. Nikọ Pọl gin ni ubara iṣẹbalẹ ọrọn biri alẹ ẹye we, kẹnrẹn nikọ won gba ọfọ ro gin?

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14. Bokọ Pọl te mughan gin ee ṣe usẹn ti irẹye ka mu gbẹ Oriṣẹ re lẹghẹ ẹ gba winọrọn?

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15. (a) Ira Atẹns ka ro gin aghan san ju aghan ti ee ṣe Grik, bokọ Pọl te bi uro eyiwe soro? (b) Ẹkọ kpatakiri bokọ wun ẹnẹ nemi kọ gbẹ kuri ewe Pọl?

¹⁵ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje

16. Nikọ re ṣe ayẹ-inọ Ọnẹda gbẹ ẹnẹ irẹye?

¹⁶ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje

17, 18. Nikọ o gba yẹle di irẹye sọ kpinma Oriṣẹ, kẹnrẹn nikọ ẹnẹ nemi kọ kuri ewe ti Pọl gba biri aghan ti o winọrọn rentin ro fọ?

¹⁷ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje

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“Oniye-Ki-Oniye ni Ubo-Ki-Ubo Ka Yidẹ Kuri Ọna Ubi” Ro (Uṣe 17:29-31)

19, 20. (a) Bokọ Pọl te gba ọgban mughan gin ee ṣe urun irẹ di a sẹn amajẹ ti irẹye gbẹn? (b) Nikọ wun aghan ti o winọrọn rentin Pọl yẹle gba ṣe?

¹⁹ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje

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21, 22. Ọfọ ti o nẹ nini bokọ wun Pọl lo gba jẹ ọfọ rọ ṣi, kẹnrẹn nikọ ọfọ ro jẹ gbẹ ẹnẹ ni onuwe?

²¹ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje

²² Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje

“Irẹye Bọbọ . . . Ka Kpe Wun Ọrọnfọ” (Uṣe 17:32-34)

23. Bokọ irẹye te gba ọfọ Pọl we?

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24. Nikọ ẹnẹ nemi kọ gbẹ kuri ọfọ ti Pọl fọ ti won gba soro ni ọguaju Ariopagọs we?

²⁴ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje

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