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Named person · New Testament

Meet Damaris.

A woman who responds to Paul's message in Athens.

Damaris: a quiet historically appropriate setting for A woman who responds to Paul's message in Athens, with simple understated contextual details; no invented dramatic event

Who was Damaris?

Damaris was a woman in Athens who responded to Paul's message. Acts names her among those who believed after he spoke there. It gives no details about her work or family.

Some listeners mocked Paul, others wanted to hear more, and some believed. Damaris is named among those who joined him, showing that the listeners did not all respond in the same way.

Damaris listening thoughtfully as Paul speaks in Athens, with simplified stone columns behind them.

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How can you listen respectfully when people respond differently to an idea?

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Illustrated portrait of Damaris

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