The Coming of the Spirit and the Laying on of Hands
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[Article]
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Scott Lewis Adams
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Leiden
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Brill
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The traditional Pentecostal understanding of the events of Acts 8.4-25 typically centers upon a two-stage model for the reception of the Spirit. While this article does not seek to preclude the plausibility of such a model, it does, however, seek to take a step further by providing a culturally-sensitive analysis concerning how the coming of the Spirit, the apostolic imposition of hands (Acts 8.17), and the concept of worship in 'spirit and truth' (Jn 4.24) serves as a paradigm for ethnic reconciliation.