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Testament of Judah

Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs

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Chapter 24

1 After this a star will rise to you from Jacob in peace, and a man will arise from my descendants like the sun of righteousness, walking with the children of men in gentleness and righteousness, and no sin will be found in him. 2 The heavens will be opened to him to pour out the spirit, the blessing of the Holy Father, and he will pour out the spirit of grace on you.⁠ You will be true sons to him, and you will walk in his commandments from first to last.⁠ 3 This is the Branch of God Most High, the Fountain that gives life to all. Then the scepter of my kingdom will shine out, and from your root a stem will arise, and from it a rod of righteousness will grow for the Gentiles, to judge and to save all who call on the Lord.

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Compare Testament of Judah 24:2 and Romans 5:5

Pseudepigrapha, Testaments · New Testament

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Summary

The Testament of Judah describes the messianic age when God will pour out the spirit of grace upon his people. In Romans 5, Paul echoes this, declaring that God’s love has been poured into believers’ hearts through the Holy Spirit.

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Testament of Judah 24:2

Pseudepigrapha, Testaments · Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs
1 After this a star will rise to you from Jacob in peace, and a man will arise from my descendants like the sun of righteousness, walking with the children of men in gentleness and righteousness, and no sin will be found in him. 2 The heavens will be opened to him to pour out the spirit, the blessing of the Holy Father, and he will pour out the spirit of grace on you. You will be true sons to him, and you will walk in his commandments from first to last. 3 This is the Branch of God Most High, the Fountain that gives life to all. Then the scepter of my kingdom will shine out, and from your root a stem will arise, and from it a rod of righteousness will grow for the Gentiles, to judge and to save all who call on the Lord.
100 BCE – 100 CE (scholarly estimate) Read in the Testament of Judah

Romans 5:5

New Testament
3 Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance, character, and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. 6 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
55–58 CE (scholarly estimate) Read in Romans

References

“... We also find the expression ‘spirit of God’ in connection with Joseph, the good man, in Testament of Simeon 4.4, and with the one who has a pure mind (Testament of Benjamin 8.2). The spirit of God is said to pass on to the Gentiles after Christ’s crucifixion (Testament of Benjamin 9.4). In Testament of Levi 18.7-11 and Testament of Judah 24.2, a number of expressions are used to denote the Holy Spirit given to Christ at his baptism, and poured out by him on believers. In Testament of Judah 20.1, 5, we find the expression τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας. In Testament of Levi 2.3, Levi receives πνεῦμα συνέσεως (compare 18.7) before his vision. Testament of Gad 4.7 opposes ‘the spirit of love’ to ‘the spirit of hatred’ ...”
Harm W. Hollander and Marinus de Jonge, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs: A Commentary (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1985), 50.

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