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...

with respect to Acts 8, but nonetheless declares that “the argument is not tight enough to clinch Dunn’s case.”46 After all, when Cornelius received the Spirit, the enablement was that of “charismatic speech,” which is distinguishable from forgiveness. Also, neither in Acts 11:17–18 nor in Acts 15:8–9 was receiving the Spirit equated with receiving new covenant life. Rather, the Spirit’s arrival was an attestation of this new life.47 In his discussion of the Ephesian Spirit reception (Acts 19:1–6),

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