Paul took the good news about Jesus to the city-centres of the ancient world because he knew that culture emanates from the urban world to the rest of society. This series examines the similiarities of ancient and modern forms of idolatry; examining the arrival of the gospel of Jesus into major pagan cultures of Paul's day. Athens (Acts 17), Ephesus (Acts 19), Colossae (Colossians), Corinth (1 Corinthians), Thessalonica (Acts 17) and Rome (Acts 26-28). By examining how the gospel critques religion, paganism, patriotism and oppressive economic structures we reflect on ways we can bring the good news of Jesus to our own world which is involved in many of the same forms of idolatry.
