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Acts chapter 2 says that the disciples received the Holy Spirit, after which they began to baptise many people. They sold all their possessions to help others and began to preach the gospel. This was the Christian Pentecost, but the Jews also celebrated a Pentecost from the second century BCE onwards, and hence in Jesus' day, in memory of the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai. Also known as Shavuot, it takes place fifty days after Passover, just as the Christian Pentecost takes place fifty days after Easter. Numbers 11:25 tells us that on that occasion, the spirit of God came down on the seventy elders and they began to prophesy in ecstasy. There are enough parallels to the earlier account to raise doubts about the historicity of the Christian Pentecost, in which case the Church could not have begun on this auspicious occasion.
The author of Matthew's Gospel knew nothing of Luke's Gospel or Acts of the Apostles, and therefore nothing of Pentecost. Matthew 28:19-20 simply has Jesus meet the disciples at a mountain in Galilee, far away from Jerusalem, and command them to go therefore and teach to all nations, and that he will be with them always. This is an alternative account of the very beginning of the Church.
The author of John's Gospel certainly knew of Luke's Gospel but probably not Acts of the Apostles. John 20:22 has Jesus breathe on the disciples and give them the Holy Spirit, seemingly making Luke's Pentecost superfluous. This is not specifically an account of the beginning of the Church but does give reason to raise further doubt about the historicity of Pentecost.
With two parallel biblical accounts (Numbers, Acts) of a Pentecost, at least two biblical accounts (Matthew, Acts) of the beginning of the the Church and and two accounts in which the disciples received the Holy Spirit (John, Acts), we should reserve judgement both of the historicity of Pentecost and just when the Church as we know it really began.
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What is joy street church know as today?
African Meeting House
Where did the Catholic religion start?
The Catholic religion started in Jerusalem in the first years of the first century when Our Blessed Lord stated His Church on the Apostle Peter and send them out to preach the Gospel to all nations.
What year was Catholicism found?
The Christian church split 1054 into the Eastern and the Western, which was then to become the Roman Catholic church. Actually, the Church was founded on Pentecost Sunday about the year 33 AD when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles and inspired them to begin evangelizing. We do not know when the word 'Catholic Church' was first spoken but it first appears in the writings on St. Ignatius of Antioch in the year 106 AD. When the Church split in 1054 the West kept the name Catholic while the East became known as the Orthodox.
What gifts did the apostles receive on pentecost?
the gift accepted from Jesus from the pentecost was the gift of the holy ghost the holy ghost is the promise Jesus gave us and it tells us that he will be back during the rapture and that he is coming back for his church the holy ghost is when god aka as Jesus speaks through us in different languages and that's how you know you have the gift og the holy ghost
Where are the members of the group brighter side of darkness?
Ralph eskridge and i attended augustana lutheran church during the 60s and 70s in Chicago, and i would like to know know where the band is today. Ralph eskridge and i attended augustana lutheran church during the 60s and 70s in Chicago, and i would like to know know where the band is today.
Where are the members of the group the brighter side of darkness?
Ralph eskridge and i attended augustana lutheran church during the 60s and 70s in Chicago, and i would like to know know where the band is today. Ralph eskridge and i attended augustana lutheran church during the 60s and 70s in Chicago, and i would like to know know where the band is today.
What did Martin Luther hammer on the church door to begin the Protestant Reformation?
His 95 thesis (problems with the church). And just so you know, the church door was like a bulletin, so he wasn't being disrespectful when he nailed it to the door.
Are there congregations of Christian Catholic Church connected with John Alexander Dowie in the Philippines today?
Please answer it for me. I want to know if Christian Catholic Church is still existing in the Philippines?
How old is the famous church in London?
St. Etheldreda's Roman Catholic Church is the oldest, still standing church in the city of London, England. The church was built for the Bishops of Ely between 1250 and 1290. The church is still used today.
What is an example of a sentence using the word begin?
What time will the game begin? The students may begin working on the exam. When did the snow begin to fall? Will the author begin writing a new novel soon? I want to tell you the whole story, but I don't know where to begin. I cannot begin to thank you for all you've done. The church service will begin at 9 o'clock in the morning. We were excited to begin our journey.
Where did agriculture probably first begin?
i think with the ancient civilization called Sumrians- one of the first civilizations know to man today.
How did Christanity began?
The answer is long and convoluted, but basically the church was born on the original day of Pentecost. The disciples of Jesus were scared, confused, and didn't know what to do. Then flames appeared on their heads and they began to speak boldly about Jesus to a large crowd of traders. Despite them speaking in their own language, every person in the crowd heard the mesage in their mother tongue. That day thousands were saved and the church was born.
