Acts 17:32-34
32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, “We will hear you again on this matter.” 33 So Paul departed from among them. 34 However, some men joined him and believed, among them Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
When the Athenian Epicurean and Stoic philosophers heard of Jesus Christ's resurrection from the grave, their open questioning turned to mocking. Some did say they would listen again sometime, but there were others who believed and followed Paul. This is still the pattern of learned men, listening and questioning until they see that there is truth and conviction. Then mocking and turning away take over. But some seed falls on good ground.
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