About this episode

This episode kicks off an expanded series exploring the concept of the Holy Spirit and its meanings in the Hebrew and Greek texts.

Spirit of God E1 — In 2017, we released a 3-episode series on the theme of the Holy Spirit. And now eight years later, we’ve decided there’s still a lot more to reflect on and explore! The word we translate in English as “spirit” is ruakh in the Hebrew Bible and pneuma in the Greek New Testament. The word refers to God’s personal presence, but it also often refers to wind, breath, and a human’s mind. So how can this word refer to God’s manifest presence and energy, but also created things? In this episode, Jon and Tim kick off a new expanded series on the Spirit of God.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jon, Tim

Topics covered

• Holy Spirit
• God's presence
• spirituality
• breath
• wind
• theology

Keywords

• spirit
• ruakh
• pneuma
• God's presence
• energy
• breath
• wind

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Holy Spirit, Hebrew Bible, Greek New Testament

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