<p>17:18 <i>And some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also encountered him. And some said: What will this babbler say? Others: He seems to be a preacher of strange gods Because he preached Jesus and the resurrection</i>- &ldquo;<em>A preacher&rdquo; is</em> Gk. 'a setter forth'. It is clear that we are to seek to relate to our audience in a way they can relate to. Using their terms, shewing our common binds with them. Paul did this when he was faced with the rather mocking comment that he was a &ldquo;setter forth&rdquo; of a strange God. He replied that he &lsquo;set forth&rsquo; to them the One whom they ignorantly worshipped (Acts 17:18,23 RV). He seized upon something they all knew- the altar to the unknown God- and made his point to them from that. And he picked up the noun they used for him and turned it back to them as a verb.</p>