The purpose of this article is to examine the work of the Spirit in the book of Acts in relation to pentecostal experience and cultural identity among Māori in New Zealand. It discusses the many tongues of Pentecost as symbolic of the Spirit’s affirmation of ethno-linguistic diversity and explores the story of Gentile inclusion in Acts 10, where this inclusion must be worked out in the face of ethnic division. This discussion is brought to bear on the context of Māori and pentecostal church communities in New Zealand. Given the ongoing disruption of ethnic and cultural identity for Māori, this article draws on a series of interviews with Māori pentecostal church leaders, demonstrating connections between experiences of the Spirit and divine affirmation of cultural identity. Finally, these observations are discussed in relation to the work of the Spirit and the issue of ethnic identity in both Acts 2 and Acts 10.

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五旬节经验与种族认同的确认

本文的目的是考察使徒行传中圣灵在五旬节经历和新西兰毛利人之间的文化认同方面的工作。它讨论了五旬节的许多方言，它们象征着圣灵对民族语言多样性的肯定，并探讨了使徒行传包含在使徒行传第10章中的故事，在该故事中，必须面对种族分裂来解决这种包含。讨论是在新西兰毛利人和五旬节教会社区的背景下进行的。鉴于毛利人的种族和文化认同不断受到破坏，本文借鉴了毛利五旬节教会领导人的一系列采访，证明了圣灵的经历与神圣的文化认同之间的联系。最后，