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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464216103321

Autore

Hiu Elim

Titolo

Regulations concerning tongues and prophecy in 1 Corinthians 14.26-40 : relevance beyond the Corinthian Church / / Elim Hiu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, New York : , : T & T Clark, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

0-567-51204-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Collana

Library of New Testament Studies ; ; 406

Disciplina

227.206

Soggetti

Glossolalia

Prophecy - Christianity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. INFLUENCES ON CORINTHIAN ECSTATIC SPEECH; Hellenistic ecstatic speech; The influence of Judaism; Conclusion; 2. GLOSSOLALIA IN THE NEW TESTAMENT; Mark and 1 Peter; Glossolalia in Acts; Glossolalia in 1 Corinthians; Conclusions; 3. NEW TESTAMENT PROPHECY; The use of [(Omitted)]- in the New Testament; Prophecy and the Acts of the Apostles; Prophecy and Paul; Conclusions; 4. REGULATIONS CONCERNING TONGUES AND PROPHECY; Context of regulations; Corinth and [(Omitted)]; Regulation of tongues; Regulations on prophecy

The relationship between women and regulations on prophecy5. THE SCOPE OF REGULATIONS ON TONGUES AND PROPHECY; The scope of 1 Cor. 14.36-40; Corinth compared to other churches; 6. CONCLUSION; General principles; Regulations regarding tongues; Regulations regarding prophecy; Summary of conclusions; APPENDIX: CONTEMPORARY IMPLICATIONS OF PAUL'S REGULATIONS; Relevance to glossolalia; Relevance to prophecy; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

This is an examination of the background to the gift of tongues in the



light of Old Testament prophecy. In this book, Hiu firstly examines the background to the gifts of tongues and prophecy with a comprehensive assessment of the historical evidence, both primary and secondary, finding that tongues is a uniquely Christian phenomenon. Hiu then demonstrates that ''New Testament prophecy'' is best considered as a direct extension of Old Testament prophecy. Hiu moves on to define and describe the functions of both tongues and prophecy in the New Testament which subsequently provides a clear base f