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The Dictionary of Paul and His Letters is a one-of-a-kind reference work. Following the format of its highly successful companion volume, the Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, this Dictionary is designed to bring students, teachers, ministers and laypeople abreast of the established conclusions and significant recent developments in Pauline scholarship. No other single reference works...

speaking in tongues in the early church. Several facts are clear from Paul’s discussion of this charism. First, it is apparent that the Corinthians placed a high value on speaking in tongues. Paul’s repeated attempts to provide a meaningful context for the appropriate manifestation of this gift point clearly in this direction. Beginning in 1 Corinthians 12:1 he appears to borrow the vocabulary of the Corinthians by turning their attention to matters concerning ta pneumatika, literally to “the spirituals” (i.e.,
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