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Titus 3.5-6: Window On Worldwide Pentecost

Titus 3.5-6: Window On Worldwide Pentecost 53- TITUS 3.5-6: WINDOW ON WORLDWIDE PENTECOST Charles L. Holman* Regent University School of Divinity, 1000 Regent University Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23464-9871, USA It has been customary in New Testament studies to accent theological differences between Acts and the Pauline corpus. This has understandably included pneumatological themes. In this article I find a bridge between these two literatures, in spite of the fact that we deal with a letter that many consider to be pseudo-Pauline. I examine Tit. 3.5-6 in light of its literary affinities with Acts and in light of certain historical considerations. On the basis of these reflections, I find reasons to see the dynamic of the pentecostal Spirit as found in Acts serving as a presupposition for understanding Spirit reception in the Pauline mission and even beyond within first-century Christianity. Literary Factors The language and context of Spirit reception in these two verses point back quite distinctly to the pentecostal outpourings described in Acts, and especially to the initial outpourings on the day of Pentecost. This is apparent in the following parallels. First, the use of the verb lKxlw with È1tÍ (‘poured out upon’) in v. 6 is found in the LXX of the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Pentecostal Theology Brill

Titus 3.5-6: Window On Worldwide Pentecost

Journal of Pentecostal Theology , Volume 4 (8): 53 – Jan 1, 1996

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© 1996 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0966-7369
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1745-5251
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10.1177/096673699600400805
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53- TITUS 3.5-6: WINDOW ON WORLDWIDE PENTECOST Charles L. Holman* Regent University School of Divinity, 1000 Regent University Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23464-9871, USA It has been customary in New Testament studies to accent theological differences between Acts and the Pauline corpus. This has understandably included pneumatological themes. In this article I find a bridge between these two literatures, in spite of the fact that we deal with a letter that many consider to be pseudo-Pauline. I examine Tit. 3.5-6 in light of its literary affinities with Acts and in light of certain historical considerations. On the basis of these reflections, I find reasons to see the dynamic of the pentecostal Spirit as found in Acts serving as a presupposition for understanding Spirit reception in the Pauline mission and even beyond within first-century Christianity. Literary Factors The language and context of Spirit reception in these two verses point back quite distinctly to the pentecostal outpourings described in Acts, and especially to the initial outpourings on the day of Pentecost. This is apparent in the following parallels. First, the use of the verb lKxlw with È1tÍ (‘poured out upon’) in v. 6 is found in the LXX of the

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Published: Jan 1, 1996

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