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No, they didn’t know about the Trinity. Most obviously, they didn’t know about the divine Person, the Holy Spirit. Jesus revealed the Holy Spirit, particularly during his discourse in John, chapter 17. The Old Testament speaks of God’s spirit, but didn’t say there is a divine Spirit, another Person, besides God, God the Father.
Of course, Jesus, the incarnate Word, hadn’t come into the world, when he revealed he is divine. He himself revealed the divine Person, the Son (which is himself.)
In fact, the term Trinity didn’t exist until long after the life of Christ, when, by the end of the Second Century, Christians began to use the term.
There is no logical need to say the early Jews believed in the Trinity–for revelation continued to be given until the death of the last Apostle.
Of course, Jesus, the incarnate Word, hadn’t come into the world, when he revealed he is divine. He himself revealed the divine Person, the Son (which is himself.)
In fact, the term Trinity didn’t exist until long after the life of Christ, when, by the end of the Second Century, Christians began to use the term.
There is no logical need to say the early Jews believed in the Trinity–for revelation continued to be given until the death of the last Apostle.
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