When Luke mentions the feast of Pentecost in our first reading, we can easily gloss over the implication that Pentecost is a Jewish feast. One of four springtime feasts on the Jewish liturgical calendar, Pentecost celebrated both the ingathering of the harvest as well as the giving of the law on Mt. Sinai. Comparing and contrasting the first Pentecost with the new Pentecost we discover that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit does indeed bring about a harvest, one that is new and rich in meaning. For the full show notes head here: https://sundaydive.com/episodes/episode-036-the-jewish-background-of-pentecost // For my Bible study on the Book of Acts head here: https://www.youtube.com/c/katiepatrizio

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