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The wind is compared to the Holy Spirit in verse 8 of the discourse. This may be compared to Acts 2, when the Holy Spirit came down upon the Apostles as "a rushing mighty wind". Nicodemus is mentioned again in John 7:50 and 19:39. [4] The latter reference mentions the occasion in John 3 when Nicodemus met with Jesus.
Nicodemus (/ n ɪ k ə ˈ d iː m ə s /; Ancient Greek: Νικόδημος, romanized: Nikódēmos; Imperial Aramaic: 𐡍𐡒𐡃𐡉𐡌𐡅𐡍, romanized: Naqdīmūn; Hebrew: נַקְדִּימוֹן, romanized: Naqdīmōn) is a New Testament figure venerated as a saint in a number of Christian traditions.
A 9th- or 10th-century manuscript of the Gospel of Nicodemus in Latin. The Gospel of Nicodemus, also known as the Acts of Pilate [1] (Latin: Acta Pilati; Ancient Greek: Πράξεις Πιλάτου, romanized: Praxeis Pilatou), is an apocryphal gospel purporting to be derived from an original work written by Nicodemus, who appears in the Gospel of John as an acquaintance of Jesus.
Jesus talking to Nicodemus, depicted by William Hole. The first part of the chapter begins with Nicodemus, said to be a member of the ruling council, coming at night to talk with Jesus, whom he calls Rabbi. On account of Jesus' "miraculous signs", [3] Nicodemus and others ("we" in John 3:2) have recognized that Jesus is " a teacher come from God".
According to the apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus, the Harrowing of Hell was foreshadowed by Christ's raising of Lazarus from the dead prior to his own crucifixion. Christ's Descent into Limbo , woodcut by Albrecht Dürer , c. 1510 Russian icon of John the Baptist foretelling the descent of Christ to the righteous in Hades (17th century ...
The Anchor Bible Reference Library. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0385174470. Nibley, Hugh (1992). Temple and Cosmos: Beyond This Ignorant Present. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley. Vol. 12 : Ancient History. Deseret Book Co. ISBN 0875795234
The Bible (miniseries) C. Christ's discourse with Nicodemus; D. The Day Christ Died; The Deposition (Michelangelo) The Descent from the Cross (van der Weyden) E.
Ben Gurion means "son of Gurion", the Hebrew patronymic, his personal name was apparently either Buni or Bunai. [8] He acquired the nickname Nicodemus, meaning "victory of the people" (from νίκη and δῆμος), or alternate Semitic etymology Naqdimon, signifying "to break through" (from Hebrew: קדר or נקד) because of a miraculous answer to a prayer he made ("the sun broke through ...