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 Which of the Christian Greek Scriptures were present at Pentecost 33 C.E.

.  It is possible that six of the eight men who wrote this portion of the Scriptures were present. 

According to the Acts  account, Jesus instructed his disciples:  " Do not withdraw from Jerusalem, but keep waiting for what the Father has promised." (Acts 1:4) The same accout indicates that future Bible writers  Matthew, John, and Peter obeyed this instruction and gathered "at the same place," with other disciples.  Jesus' half brothers were also there. (Acts 1:12-14; 2:1-4) Two of them, James and Jude (Judas) later wrote the two Bible books  that bear their names. -MATTHEW 13:55; JAMES 1:1; JUDE 1. 

In his Gospel, Mark speaks of a young man who fled on the night of Jesus' arrest. He was evidently referring to himsel, since the disciples had already abandoned Jesus. (Mark 14:50-52) Therefore. Mark seems to have been an early disciples, and it is possible that he was present at Pentecost. 

The two remaining writers of the inspired Christian Greek Scriptures were Paul and Luke.  At Pentecost 33 C.E. Paul was not yet a  follower of Christ.  (Galatians 1:17, 18)  Apparently, Luke was not present either, since he exluded himself from the "eyewitnesses" of Jesus' ministry. - LUKE 1:1-3.

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