Spirit and Scripture: Exploring a Pneumatic Hermeneutic - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0567034062 ISBN 13: 9780567034069

Publisher: T&T Clark, 2012

Synopsis

This book considers the academic treatment of biblical interpretation in the renewal movement, the fastest growing tradition in Christendom today.

The initial chapter surveys the history of biblical interpretation in the renewal tradition and provides a conceptual basis for the book.

In Part II, six renewal scholars outline a proposal for the future of biblical hermeneutics in the tradition. These authors address certain key questions: What is the role of the Holy Spirit in biblical interpretation? What are the distinctive presuppositions, methods and goals of renewal biblical hermeneutics? In Part III, three prominent biblical scholars (Craig G. Bartholomew, James D. G. Dunn, Walter Moberly) respond to the proposals outlined above. These critical responses deepen the examination of renewal biblical hermeneutics as well as increase its appeal to biblical and theological scholars in general. The authors of the six core chapters of the book reply to this latter group of scholars in Part IV.

The final chapter offers a synthesis and evaluation of the accomplishments of the discussion, as well as an assessment of the state of the discipline with an eye toward the future.              

Abbreviations\List of Tables\Preface\List of Contributors and Respondents\ Introduction\Part I: Beginning the Exploration\The Emergence of a Pneumatic Hermeneutic in the Renewal Tradition Kevin L. Spawn and Archie T. Wright\ Part II: The Exploration of a Pneumatic Biblical Hermeneutic from Various Perspectives within the Renewal Tradition\Word and Spirit, Scribe and Prophet in Old Testament Hermeneutics Mark J. Boda\The Principle of Analogy and Biblical Interpretation in the Renewal Tradition Kevin L. Spawn\Second Temple Period Jewish Biblical Interpretation: An Early Pneumatic Hermeneutic Archie T. Wright\ Invoking the Spirit and Narrative Intent in John's Apocalypse Ronald Herms\'What the Spirit is Saying to the Church'--The Testimony of a Pentecostal in New Testament Studies John Christopher Thomas\Text-Community-Spirit: The Challenges posed by Pentecostal Theological Method to Evangelical Theology Mark J. Cartledge\Part III: Responses to the Perspectives\Spirit and Scripture: A Response Craig G. Bartholomew\The Role of the Spirit in Biblical Hermeneutics James D. G. Dunn\Pneumatic Biblical Hermeneutics: A Response R. Walter L. Moberly\Part IV: Contributor Responses to Bartholomew, Dunn, and Moberly\ Walking with the Spirit in the Word: A Response Mark J. Boda\Analogy and the Scholar's Shared Experience with the Testimony of Scripture Kevin L. Spawn\ We are not all Pentecostals: A Response to Dunn, Moberly, and Bartholomew Archie T. Wright\Response to Spirit and Scripture Responders Ronald Herms\Discerning Dialogue John Christopher Thomas\Pneumatic Hermeneutics: A Reply to Respondents Mark J. Cartledge\Part V: Summation\Cultivating a Pneumatic Hermeneutic Kevin L. Spawn and Archie T. Wright\Selected Bibliography\ Indexes

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About the Author

Kevin L. Spawn (D.Phil., Oxford University) is Associate Professor of Old Testament at the School of Divinity, Regent University and is author of "As It Is Written" and Other Citation Formulae in the Old Testament: Their Use, Development, Syntax and Significance (2002).

Archie T. Wright (Ph.D., Durham University) is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at the School of Divinity, Regent University and is the author of The Origin of Evil Spirits (2005).

From the Back Cover

'The genius of this book lies in the atmosphere of inquiry it evokes, of significant questions raised and provisional answers proffered. Its six foundational essays reflect a diversity of perspectives rather than a monolithic or myopic point of view, while the responses to these essays by its sympathetic interlocutors, Craig Bartholomew, Jimmy Dunn, and Walter Moberly--contributions alone worth the price of the book--lodge incisive critiques, to which the Pentecostal and charismatic authors of the original essays offer further responses. Though not the first word on the subject and certainly not the last, according to both authors and critics in this volume, this is nonetheless a substantial, scholarly word that should be pivotal in the ongoing effort to carve out a sane and spirit-filled approach to the interpretation of scripture.' - John R. Levison, Professor of New Testament, Seattle Pacific University, and author of Filled with the Spirit (Eerdmans, 2009)

Edition details

• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567034062
• ISBN 13: 9780567034069
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248
• Editor: Spawn Kevin L., Wright Archie T.