The Bible notes several roles the Holy Spirit plays in the lives of people today. The Holy Spirit works in many additional ways. For example, one of these roles is to serve as a helper or comforter to us. The writing of the Bible itself was inspired by the Holy Spirit. It was the Holy Spirit that in...

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• Grade Level: High School

The audience of Luke would have listened to the stories through the oral tradition of the time. ... Fitzmeyer uses the translation of "kateklithe", which would characterize the dinner as a festive banquet and would situate Jesus and the guests reclining, a banquet tradition in Palestine at the time. ...

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"Speaking in tongues thus fulfilled the purpose of confirming the oral message of the New Covenant as it was being proclaimed under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and was described as one of the "signs" given for such a purpose."...

• Word Count: 2136
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School