Visions Past and Present

Over the past few days, our class discussions have focused around prophetic visions of the past and how they shaped the future generations of the Hebrew Bible. This concept allowed me to have my own visions about the people of Athens and the defining culture of past and present generations.

Today, our class visited the Acropolis Museum and were mesmerized by three floors of artifacts found on the Acropolis hill. Marble statues and pottery art depicted what people valued thousands of years ago and captured a culture long before our time. Even though this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, architectural ruins are littered throughout Athens. Each artifact and ruin seen in Athens serves as a frozen moment in time that allows us to envision people of the past and what their life was like.


Today's museum experience is not the only way to define Athens' people; each street has a different story to tell. On the way to the city center you will find beautiful, elaborate buildings on one side of the street and spray paint and graffiti on the other. This may surprise you, but both of these are equally important. Just like marble ruins, both of these contrasting buildings encapsulates Athens' history and culture. Without them, we could not accurately portray people of the past or present.







Identifying and appreciating different architecture and art from different generations allows spectators to visualize the changing culture. From ancient ruins to spattered graffiti, the people of Athens have written many stories and have many more left to tell.