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The practice of the laying on of hands is mentioned three times in the Pastoral Letters (1 Tim 4:14; 5:22; 2 Tim 1:6). Dibelius and Conzelmann (1972, 70) note that the act served as “the means of transferring power” for healing or for blessing or for “transmitting the Spirit.” In Acts, the laying on of hands was specifically linked with receiving the Holy Spirit (see Acts 8:17; 19:6). This idea of receiving a spiritual gift such as tongues or prophecy through
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