Acts 8.9–25 and Witchcraft Manipulations in Nigerian Christianity
In Nigeria, witchcraft is operated under the banner of indigenous religions, Islam, and Christianity. It is a biblical theological concern for witchcraft to be practiced under the banner of Christianity. This article aims to exegetically explore, interpret, and apply the context of Acts 8.9–25 to th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Journal of pentecostal theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 296-319 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BS Traditional African religions CB Christian life; spirituality CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations HC New Testament KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NBC Doctrine of God NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Witchcraft
B manipulations B plenipotentiaries of God B Nigerian Christianity B lay Christians B Sorcery B mission mandate B Acts of the Apostles |
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| Summary: | In Nigeria, witchcraft is operated under the banner of indigenous religions, Islam, and Christianity. It is a biblical theological concern for witchcraft to be practiced under the banner of Christianity. This article aims to exegetically explore, interpret, and apply the context of Acts 8.9–25 to the syncretic practices of some acclaimed plenipotentiaries of God, and some lay Christians in Nigeria who synchronize their Christian faith with witchery as Simon attempted to do in the first century era. Redaction-critical method is used to unveil the theological motif and implications of the manipulative practices of Simon as a superficial follower of Jesus in Acts 8.9–25, and the subtle ways witchcraft manipulation are being blended with Christianity in Nigeria. This study argues that Christians identifying with witchery is a rebellious sin that requires them to repent or perish as Peter instructed Simon. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5251 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of pentecostal theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455251-bja10066 |