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The difference between tongue(s) and prophecy lies at the core of Paul’s discussion in 1 Cor. 14. What we see in this text is the construction of not just difference but also stratification, which eventually leads to complete silencing. Paul not only differentiates between tongue(s) and prophecy but also argues that prophecy is more important or bigger or greater than tongue(s). This chapter suggests that the distinction between these two phenomena is a linguistic one—that of foreign languages versus the dominant language. Prophecy refers to speaking in the dominant language, while tongue(s) refers to speaking in the foreign languages (i.e., minoritized languages). Both kinds of speech are linguistic through and through. Foreign languages are unintelligible to the ear of the dominant linguistic-speakers, but they are not meaningless. |
