It is reckoned that the most successful millennium event of the year has been the National Gallery's exhibition, Seeing Salvation: The Image of Christ.
Not only was the exhibition popular, but so was the accompanying BBC2 series presented by the Gallery's Director Neil MacGregor. Here were seen artists' depictions of Christ as divine king and human baby, as the bleeding Saviour and as the bearded miracle worker. The art displayed contained some of the best the world has to offer.
Now art is a way in which people express their religious views. When Paul was in Athens it was the sight of the artistic works which caused him to realise with new depth the religious beliefs of the Athenians and their seeking after the Unknown God.
