GAMES
The allusions in Gal. 2:2, 7; Phil. 2:16; 3:14 and 2 Tim. 2:5 refer to the athletic encounters to which the Greeks and Romans were so fond, and which were introduced by Antiochus Epiphanes and encouraged by the Herods in Palestine.
The Hebrews did not know this type of entertainment and in the time of Christ they were considered profanations by the orthodox Jews.
Paul does not seem to consider them evil per se, but they were repudiated by the Jews mainly because of their connection with the festivals dedicated to pagan deities.