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Journal of Pentecostal Theology, Vol. 15, No. 2, 177-184 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0966736907076336

Why does Luke use Tongues as A Sign of the Spirit’s Empowerment?

Craig S. Keener

Palmer Theological Seminary, 6 E. Lancaster Ave., Wynnewood, PA 19096, USA, ckeener{at}eastern.edu

Luke does not present tongues as a sign of Spirit baptism merely arbitrarily, but because it is logically connected to the purpose of baptism in the Spirit. Luke emphasizes baptism in the Spirit as power to testify for Christ cross-culturally; what better sign to evidence this particular empowerment of the Spirit than inspiration to speak in the languages of other cultures?

Key Words: Babel • baptism in the Holy Spirit • cross-cultural • empowerment • glossolalia • missions • missiology • Pentecost • prophecy • tongues


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