Life giving resources. Faithfully delivered.
FREE delivery on orders over £10
Serving over 2 million Christians in the UK
with Bibles, Books and Church Supplies
Our Buy-Now-Pay-Later accounts used
by over 4,000 UK Churches & Schools
Excellent 4.8 out of 5

Trustpilot

You now have 0 of this item in your basket

The Laying on of Hands in the New Testament

Its Signifigance, Techniques, and Effects [Paperback]

by John Fleter Tipei

Author
John Fleter Tipei
Book Format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
University Press of America
Published
December 2008

Read full description

Click to expand

Today's Price

£48.49

Save 12%

Free UK Delivery

Available - Usually dispatched within 4 days

Buying for a school or church? Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account

Enter the product quantity

The Laying on of Hands in the New Testament

Today's Price £48.49

Frequently Bought Together

The Laying on of Hands in the New Testament

by John Fleter Tipei

Paperback

Two Other Men

by Graham Reeves

Paperback

Add both to basket for £56.27 and save £7.72

Product Description

This study investigates the procedural techniques, significance, and the tangible effects of the laying on of hands in the New Testament. The author investigates the background of the New Testament practice by conducting investigation in the Old Testament and contemporary Judaism and the Graeco-Roman and Near-Eastern literature. The main chapters are exegetical, each discussing a particular use of the laying on of hands in the New Testament: for blessing, healing, reception of the Spirit and ordination. A special attention is given to the inner process of transfer of power through physical contact. It is the author's conclusion that in the New Testament the gesture always signifies transfer of some positive materia: blessing, 'life-force', the Spirit and charismata. In the final section, an attempt is made to gauge the possibility of any uniformity in the significance of the various New Testament uses of the laying on of hands.