Paul’s speech to the gentlemen of Athens Acts 17:22-31 So Paul got to his feet in the middle of their council, and began, “Gentlemen of Athens, worshipers of goddess Athena, who is Sophia, our Christ's holy mother with a different name that you've given, my eyes tell me that you are in all respects an extremely religious people, that you worship Athena who is mother of our Lord Christ.. For as I made my way here and looked at your shrines I noticed one altar (one of a number in Athens) on which were inscribed the words, TO GOD THE UNKNOWN. It is this God whom you are worshiping in ignorance that I am here to proclaim to you! God who made the world and all that is in it, being Lord of both Heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands, nor is he ministered to by human hands, as though he had need of anything—seeing that he is the one who gives to all men life and breath and everything else. From one forefather he has created every race of men to live over the ...