#agonmotif — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #agonmotif, aggregated by home.social.
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Why Does #Paul Use So Many #Sports Metaphors?
#Jesus #Christianity #BibleStudy
Why does the #ApostlePaul talk so much about running races, boxing, and winning wreaths? In this episode, we explore Paul’s love of #athletic imagery—known as the #Agonmotif—and why it resonated so strongly in the #ancientworld. We’ll even see how early #Christians picked up on this theme—like the famous commemorative spoon that depicts Paul himself as an athlete