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Paul did this by quoting two Greek poets to these Athenian philosophers (Acts 17:28). The quotation “In him we live and move and have our being” is probably from Epimenides of Crete, while the quotation “For we are indeed his offspring” is from Aratus’ poem “Phaenomena.” Paul used these Greek poets as a part of his defense and persuasion of the gospel. By taking what they already knew and bringing it to his defense, Paul used God’s revelation in nature to persuade them of what they already knew to be true.
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