What Is Pentecost or the Feast of Weeks?

Why did God choose the Old Testament festival of Shavuot (Hebrew name) or Pentecost (Greek name) to pour out his Holy Spirit? Why that day? If everyone understood Peter’s sermon, why was that preceded by the disciples preaching in a variety of other languages? How does the Spirit-Wind-Breath of God in the Old Testament prepare us for what he did at Pentecost? In what way is this event the anti-Babel moment that also signals the Messianic exodus? In this week’s video, Chad Bird guides us through Acts 2 to unpack the multifaceted Hebrew background of this festival.