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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hiu, Elim, author.

Series:

Library of New Testament studies ; 406.

Library of New Testament Studies ; 406

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Corinthians, 1st, XIV, 26-40--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Glossolalia.

Prophecy--Christianity.

Prophecy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-567-51204-5