TY  - BOOK
AU  - Griffiths,John D.
TI  - The Spirit as Gift in Acts: The Spirit's Empowerment of the Early Jesus Community 
T2  - Journal of Pentecostal Theology Supplement Series
SN  - 9789004504431
AV  - BS2625.6.H62 
U1  - 226.6/06 23/eng/20220224
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Bible
KW  - Acts
KW  - Social scientific criticism
KW  - Gifts
KW  - Biblical teaching
KW  - Holy Spirit
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Methodology -- Sociological approaches in gift-giving -- The summary statements -- Witnessing, teaching, wonders and joy -- The gift of the Spirit and prayer, praise and gratitude -- Gift-giving and the Lukan Jesus -- The communal sharing and sharing of meals -- The gift of the Spirit and communal sharing -- The unity of the community
N2  - "What does Luke mean when he describes the Spirit as gift (Acts 2:38)? This study explores the social implications of gift-giving in the Greco-Roman world, arguing that gifts initiate and sustain relationships. Therefore, the description of the Spirit as gift is inherently social, which is shown in the Spirit's empowerment of the teaching, unity, meals, sharing of possessions and worship of the early Jesus community. The Spirit as gift then leads us to see that the early Jesus community is 'the community of the Holy Spirit'"--
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004504431
ER  -