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Scholarship on the Pentecost narrative has tended to emphasize one of two possible Lukan themes: either a “new Israel” theme, according to which the Spirit replaces the law, or a restoration of Israel motif, by which obedience to the law is accentuated. We suggest that Luke's us…

Of the three main festivals in the Hebrew Bible, only the Festival of Weeks, or Pentecost, is not explicitly associated with an historical event. However, by the rabbinic period, the rabbis commonly associate the Festival of Weeks with the giving of the Law at Mt. Sinai. This st…

A full-page miniature from the illustrated Rabbula Gospel codex is the earliest known image depicting the Christian holiday of Pentecost. The image shows the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, who stand formally gathered around the Virgin Mary, all with a flames resti…