The Spirit of Prophecy in the New Testament

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Spirit of God E12 — In early communities of Jesus’ disciples, prophecy was a significant manifestation of the Spirit, one which continued for centuries to follow. But this wasn’t the only kind of prophecy happening in the first-century Greco-Roman world. So how was prophecy in the New Testament Church different from the surrounding culture? In this episode, Jon and Tim explore the Apostle Paul’s teaching on prophecy in local churches and its ultimate aim of love. CHAPTERS • Recap and Setup for New Testament Prophecy (0:00-9:25) • Prophecy at Pentecost and in the Greco-Roman World (9:25-30:32) • Tongues and Prophecy in 1 Corinthians 14 (30:32-45:22) • Prophecy as Divine Perspective and Loving Discernment (45:22-1:01:21) OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT View this episode’s official transcript. REFERENCED RESOURCES • Tim mentions our series on the theme of the Chaos Dragon. • Filled with the Spirit by John R. Levison • The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World by Iain McGilchrist • The First Epistle to the Corinthians (The New International Greek Testament Commentary) by Anthony C. Thiselton • Tim references a C.S. Lewis essay, which can be fou