tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21841592.post9101333129469591522..comments2022-04-27T23:07:59.833-04:00Comments on Conversi ad Dominum: The Jewish Pentecost & the Church's PentecostFr John W Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01283787316830250866noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21841592.post-52762473417880163602007-05-28T12:06:00.000-04:002007-05-28T12:06:00.000-04:00We often forget that the Pentecost referred to in ...We often forget that the Pentecost referred to in Acts 2:1 was not a Jewish festival celebrating the future coming of the Comforter, but was what modern day Jews still celebrate as Shavous: 'the Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments.' In fact, Jews today aren't aware that there is a Christian counterpart to this feast - at least not the observant Jews in my office in NYC.123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14514075641944568806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21841592.post-72702746098752599922007-05-26T16:02:00.000-04:002007-05-26T16:02:00.000-04:00Beautiful. And note the correspondence too betwee...Beautiful. And note the correspondence too between the 3,000 who died with the promulgation of the law (the letter killeth, Exodus 32:28) and the 3,000 who were baptized on the new Pentecost (but the Spirit giveth life, Acts 2:41). My SIL pointed that out to me a few years back.William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.com