To Live the Biblical Narratives: Pentecostal Autobiographies and the Baptism in the Spirit
Issued Date: 19 Mar 2014
Abstract
When early Pentecostal leaders tried to understand certain religious experiences they referred to the narratives of Acts. Yet the narratives of these leaders came also to function as interpretations of the biblical narratives. In this process narrative patterns were shaped that have been important, yet also problematic, to Pentecostalism. In this essay two such features are discussed: Spirit baptism as a moment of crisis that leads to a passage from one level in the life of a Christian to a new and higher level, and the traits that should characterize the experience and confirm that it really is a baptism in the Spirit.
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Pethrus, Lewi (1974 (1953)). Medan du stjärnorna räknar: vallpojken och vår Herre [While
you are counting the stars: the shepherd boy and our Lord]. Bromma: Filadelfia
Rosell, Garth and Richard A. G. Dupuis (1989). The Memoirs of Charles G. Finney. The
Complete Restored Text. Grand Rapids : Zondervan
Teologiska nätverket i Pingst [The Pentecostal Theological Network] (2007). Andedopet
[Baptism in the Spirit]: Örebro: Libris
Wahlström, Magnus (Ed) (2012). Forskning och självreflektion i Pingströrelsen 1973-2008
[Research and self-reflection in the Pentecostal movement 1973-2008]:
Stockholm: Pingst
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