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Spirit and Kingdom in the Writings of Luke and Paul: An Attempt to Reconcile these Concepts is unavailable, but you can change that!

The relationship between Spirit and Kingdom is a relatively unexplored area in Lucan and Pauline studies. This book offers a fresh perspective of two biblical writers on the subject. It explores the difference between Luke’s and Paul’s understanding of the Spirit by examining the specific question of the relationship of the concept of the Spirit to the concept of the Kingdom of God in each...

concluding that Paul’s pneumatology is similar to that of the early church. For instance, Dunn, as seen above, has seen the Spirit as mediating the blessings of the kingdom (or the means by which the disciples experience the kingdom) in both Luke and Paul.55 However, while this may be the case for Paul, can it be maintained that this is Luke’s perspective as well? I will argue that Dunn’s thesis is not precise enough at this important point. I will maintain that Paul develops the role of the Spirit
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