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Volume 30 | Number 5 | May 2008

6	The History of the Spirit Take a look at a portrait of God
10	Your Daily Scripture Guide
41	What the Spirit Guarantees Us It’s possible to live in faith, hope, and love
45	Getting to Know the Holy Spirit Discover four examples of discipleship
49	Our Readers Ask What’s so important about the Dead Sea Scrolls?
50	Words of the Bible: Tamîm (Perfect, Complete, Blameless)

Tamîm (Perfect, Complete, Blameless)

GEORGE SMIGA, a priest of the diocese of Cleveland. He holds a doctorate in biblical theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He is currently pastor of St. Noel parish and teaches Scripture at St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology.

The history of the Spirit
Take a look at a portrait of God
This month we will examine the descriptions of the Spirit of God in the scriptures. Speaking of the Spirit of God is an attempt to express the inexpressible God. In both Hebrew and Greek the word which we translate as “spirit” indicates “a movement of air.” Thus “the Spirit of God” could correctly be translated “the wind of God” or “the breath of God.” This invisible movement of air is an inspired image for God’s presence and action among us.

The scriptures use this image consistently. God’s Spirit is found in the first chapter of the Book of Genesis and the last chapter of the Book of Revelation. Over time..

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