Baptism in the Spirit: Luke-Acts and the Dunn Debate (Biblia.com)

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This book is about that treasured doctrine of Pentecostalism: baptism in the Holy Spirit, understood as a work subsequent to conversion to Christ. Since James Dunn’s publication of Baptism in the Holy Spirit, there has been heated response from Pentecostals in defense of the doctrine. Key players are Roger Stronstad, Howard Ervin, David Petts, James Shelton, Robert Menzies, and ex-Pentecostal Max...

homothumadon (“with one accord”) in Acts 8:6 indicates, was “the herd-instinct of a popular mass-movement.”29 b. The Samaritans believed tō Philippō (“Philip”, in the dative), not epi ton Kurion (“in the Lord”). This use of the dative with pisteuein (“believe”) signifies mere intellectual assent, Dunn asserts. c. Simon’s belief and baptism were shallow and unreforming (Acts 8:9, 13, 18–24), and Luke was clear that his “faith and baptism were precisely like those of the other Samaritans.”30 d. Because

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