Shavuot/Pentecost 2016

Jun 20, 2016    Daniel Joseph

The Giving of the Torah and the Holy Spirit; Speaking in Tongues of Fire


Topics include:

- Pentecost

- Giving of the Torah

- Holy Spirit

- Speaking in Tongues


Bible verses covered:

- Exodus 19:3-11, 17-18; 20:18

- Psalms 29:7

- Jeremiah 31:31-33

- Matthew 6:9-13

- John 7:38-39

- Acts 2:1-11


Other sources cited:

- Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 88b

- Shemot Rabbah 5:9 quoting Exodus 20:18

- Dead Sea Scrolls, Tongues of Fire, 1Q29 Frag. 1 and 2 (w/4Q376 Frag. 1 Col. 2 and 4Q408 Frag. 11)

- Enoch 71:5-7