When Paul talks about the “fullness of time,” he’s likely alluding back to the calendar of Leviticus 23. Pentecost is calculated from the day of the first sheaf, and the time is described as a “complete” set of sabbaths. The word translated as “complete” is tamim , which describes perfect men and unblemished animals. A “perfect” time is a set of seven sevens, and this is the time that leads to Pentecost.
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