# Holy Ghost — Leviathan character guide

> Holy Ghost in Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Holy Ghost, Holy Ghost, Comforter

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-of-man

## Who they are

Third person of the Trinity, often discussed in theological contexts.

## Relationships

### [Jesus Christ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leviathan_se/characters/jesus_christ)

_family_

The Holy Ghost and Jesus Christ are co-equal persons of the Trinity, with the Spirit descending upon Christ at his baptism.

### [Jesus Christ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leviathan_se/characters/jesus_christ)

_family_

The Holy Ghost and Jesus Christ are co-equal persons of the Trinity, with the Spirit descending upon Christ at his baptism.

## In the story

### [Of Persons, Authors, and Things Personated](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leviathan_se/chapters/xvi-of-persons-authors-and-things-personated)

Personated God, speaking and working in the Apostles as the Comforter sent from the Father and the Son.

### [XXXIII: Of the Number, Antiquity, Scope, Authority, and Interpreters of the Books of Holy Scripture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leviathan_se/chapters/xxxiii-of-the-number-antiquity-scope-authority-and-interpreters-of-the-books-of-holy-scripture)

The Holy Ghost is mentioned as descending on the Apostles at Pentecost and as the third person in the kingdom of God.

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