What the Bible says about Zeus
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Acts 14:8-18 Galatia was not a city but a province in Asia Minor. The church membership was undoubtedly composed mainly of Gentiles, and the males were physically uncircumcised (Galatians 5:2; 6:12-13). In looking at Paul's initial dealings with these people, we find that they had a history of worshipping pagan deities. In Lystra, God healed a crippled man through Paul (Acts 14:8-18). The people of the area were so astonished at this miracle that they supposed Barnabas and Paul, whom they called Zeus and Hermes (verse 12), to be pagan gods! They wanted to sacrifice to them, and would have, if the apostles had not stopped them (verses 13-18). This shows that the people in Galatia were generally superstitious and worshipped pagan deities. Earl L. Henn Does Paul Condemn Observing God's Holy Days? Related Topics: Galatians | Idolatry | Pagan Deities | Pagan Religious Practices | Paganism | Superstition | Zeus

Hebrews 2:10 The NKJV reads "captain of their salvation." The KJV reads "author of their salvation," and He was made "perfect through sufferings." The word "author" or "captain" is translated from the Greek term archegos. It is a word capable of many translations. In secular Greek, in their pantheon of gods, Zeus was called "archegos" of the gods, meaning he was the head or the chief of all the gods. Incidentally, "head" or "chief" is archegos' simplest literal meaning. John W. Ritenbaugh Wilderness Wandering (Part Five) Related Topics: Archegos | Author of Salvation | Captain of Salvation | Israel's Wilderness Wanderings | Jesus Christ as Captain of Salvation | Jesus Christ as the Archegos | Jesus Christ Made Perfect through Suffering | Made Perfect through Suffering | Wilderness Wanderings | Zeus

 

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