The reversal of Babel: Questioning the early church's understanding of the gift of the Holy Spirit in Acts as a reversal of the curse of Babel

This article questions whether a further gift of the Holy Spirit in Acts is the reversal of the curse of Babel and thus the rationale for multicultural local churches in an intercultural and globalised world. Using a non-empirical research design, including a literary survey of the Old Testament and...

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Authors: Soal, Alexander D. (Author) ; Henry, Desmond (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. [2018]
In: Verbum et ecclesia
Year: 2018, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-10
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
Further subjects:B Multiculturalism
B Pentecost
B Multilingualism
B Babel
B Globalization
B Race
B Glossolalia
B Tongues
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