But this seemingly categoric promise of forgiveness (“all things will be forgiven,” 3:28) is immediately qualified: there will be no forgiveness for those who sin “against the Holy Spirit” (3:29). This qualification is not surprising in light of other ancient Jewish traditions. A rule may be stated categorically, then an exception adduced; m. Sanh. 10:1, for example, is parallel in both form and content: “All Israel has a share in the world to come … And these are they that have no share in the world