Full Description
This book considers the academic treatment of biblical interpretation in the renewal movement, the fastest growing tradition in Christendom today.
After an initial chapter surveying the history of biblical interpretation in the renewal tradition, Part II outlines a proposal for the future of biblical hermeneutics in the tradition. Six renewal scholars address 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? Three prominent biblical scholars (Craig G. Bartholomew, James D.G. Dunn, R. Walter L. 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 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.
Contents
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
