spirits of the just made perfect”. It is important to note that in this example, unique in the New Testament, the term πνεύμασιν is not used absolutely, but is followed by a defining genitive δικαίων.34 On the contrary, πνεῦμα is the normal word found in the New Testament to designate a spirit in the sense of a superhuman being. More important still, it is commonly used simply, without any further defining phrase, to express this meaning. We find it in the singular,35 but it is its usage in the