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The Progressive Mystery: Tracing the Elusive Spirit in Scripture & Tradition is unavailable, but you can change that!

A careful exploration of how the identity and mission of the Holy Spirit have been progressively revealed throughout Holy Scripture and then interpreted by the Church. The Progressive Mystery describes how the Spirit has been revealed, understood, and interpreted throughout the sweep of Holy Scripture and the ways in which the orthodox understanding of the mission of the Holy Spirit has...

ruach is to discuss someone’s character, nature, or condition (Isa. 19:3). Typical examples in the Old Testament are a bitter spirit depicting grief (Gen. 26:35), or anger (Ezek. 3:14), a sinking spirit—depression (1 Kg. 21:5), or a short spirit—discouragement (Exod. 6:9). This way of thinking is characteristic of the older strata of the Old Testament. While apart from the enigmatic Azazel,36 there does not seem to be any firm conception of roving evil spirits that are free-lance as such.37 However
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