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The Gift of Tongues: Ecstatic Utterance or Foreign Languages? the Linguistic Evidence

by Bruce A. Edminster

  • Hardback
  • 198 pages
  • Publisher: Academica Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.8 cm

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For believers curious about the gift of tongues

Examines linguistic evidence for ecstatic speech

Gain clarity on how this gift serves the church

An insightful linguistic exploration into the true nature and purpose of the biblical gift of tongues.

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Of all the theological issues discussed in Christian circles, few have received more attention than the New Testament "gift of tongues." Were the tongues at Corinth "real languages," or something else? Some charismatics and an assortment of sympathetic observers, spurred on by modern linguistic analyses of audio recordings of modern tongues vocalizations, argue that modern tongues and the tongues in Corinth alike are not real languages at all. The questions Bruce Edminster seeks to answer in The Gift of Tongues include whether the Corinthian gift is the same as the one found in the book of Acts, what is the meaning and significance of the word "edification" in the context of the Corinthian phenomenon, and is the gift of tongues "real" language, the language of the angels, or a non-language? Further consideration asks what should the "gift of tongues" should be used for? Evangelism? Personal devotion? Self-gratification?
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  • Title

    The Gift of Tongues: Ecstatic Utterance or Foreign Languages? the Linguistic Evidence

  • Author

    Bruce A. Edminster

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Academica Press

  • Published

    July 2023

  • Weight

    568g

  • Page Count

    198

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9781680538465

  • ISBN-10

    1680538462

  • Eden Code

    6247356