<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section relies largely or entirely on a single source . Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . (June 2014) </Td> </Tr> <P> What the Hebrew Bible calls "Spirit of God" and "Spirit of Elohim" is called in the Talmud and Midrash "Holy Spirit" (ruacḥ ha - kodesh). Although the expression "Holy Spirit" occurs in Ps. 51: 11 and in Isa. 63: 10--11, it had not yet acquired quite the same meaning which was attached to it in rabbinical literature: in the latter it is equivalent to the expression "Spirit of the Lord". In Gen. 1: 2 God's spirit hovered over the form of lifeless matter, thereby making the Creation possible . Although the ruach ha - kodesh may be named instead of God, it was conceived of as being something distinct; and, like everything earthly that comes from heaven, the ruach ha - kodesh is composed of light and fire . The most characteristic sign of the presence of the ruach ha - kodesh is the gift of prophecy . The use of the word "ruach" (Hebrew: "breath", or "wind") in the phrase ruach ha - kodesh seems to suggest that Judaic authorities believed the Holy Spirit was a kind of communication medium like the wind . The spirit talks sometimes with a masculine and sometimes with a feminine voice; the word ruacḥ is both masculine and feminine . </P> <P> The term Holy Spirit appears at least 90 times in the New Testament . The sacredness of the Holy Spirit to Christians is affirmed in all three Synoptic Gospels (Matthew 12: 30--32, Mark 3: 28--30 and Luke 12: 8--10) which proclaim that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is the unforgivable sin . The participation of the Holy Spirit in the Trinity is suggested in Jesus' final post-Resurrection instruction to his disciples at the end of the Gospel of Matthew (28: 19): "Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit". </P> <P> The Holy Spirit is mentioned by all three authors of the synoptic Gospels . Most of the references are by the author of the Gospel of Luke; this emphasis is continued by the same author in the Book of Acts . </P>

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