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Yoga, Greek Poets, and the Apostle Paul
History/Religion, Philosophy, Scripture Renee Aukeman Prymus History/Religion, Philosophy, Scripture Renee Aukeman Prymus

Yoga, Greek Poets, and the Apostle Paul

One of the Bible verses most often quoted in regards to why Christians practice yoga is Acts 17:28: “For in Him we live and move and have our being.” What we don't usually talk about is that this verse did not originally refer to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Paul is quoting the Greek poet Epimenides, who is actually talking about Zeus.

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