It is still a prevalent view that Pentecost as a festival commemorating the revelation at Sinai and giving of the law (זמן מתן תורתינו)l1Cf. Amidah liturgy of Shavuot. See J. Elbogen, Der Jüdische Gottesdienst in seiner geschichtlichen Entwicklung3, 1931, p. 138. cannot be earlier than the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E. Thus for example,…
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