Montanism Explained: The Second-Century Charismatics
Were the Montanists the first Charismatics? Centuries before modern Pentecostalism, a Christian movement arose around prophecy, visions, ecstatic worship, female prophets, and claims of a new work of the Holy Spirit.
In this video, I explore who the Montanists were, what they believed, why the early church rejected them, and just how closely their controversial practices resemble those found in modern Charismatic Christianity.
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๐ Book Recommendation
Montanism: Gender, Authority and the New Prophecy
by Christine Trevett
http://geni.us/montanism (affiliate)
๐ Video Chapters
0:00 - Introduction
0:13 - Who Were the Montanists?
1:50 - What Did the Montanists Believe?
2:23 - The Paraclete and New Revelation
4:42 - Distinctive Montanist Beliefs
6:21 - Ecstatic Prophecy and the Main Controversy
7:30 - How the Early Church Condemned Montanism
8:58 - Were the Montanists Proto-Pentecostals?
12:31 - Book Recommendation
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