Journal•ISSN: 0966-7369
Journal of Pentecostal Theology
Brill
About: Journal of Pentecostal Theology is an academic journal published by Brill. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): History of religions & Biblical studies. It has an ISSN identifier of 0966-7369. Over the lifetime, 400 publications have been published receiving 1930 citations. The journal is also known as: JPT.
Topics: History of religions, Biblical studies, Pneumatology, Charisma, Baptism
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TL;DR: The interpretive methods used by the first generation of Pentecostals were similar to those of the Holiness movements (Wesleyan and Keswickian) and like them, the PentECostals used a premodern "Bible Reading Method" as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to analyze the interpretive methods used by the first generation of Pentecostals. This analysis will demonstrate that the interpretive methods used by the first generation of Pentecostals were similar to those of the Holiness movements (Wesleyan and Keswickian) and like them, the Pentecostals used a premodern ’Bible Reading Method’. The analysis of the Pentecostal interpretive methods will begin by reviewing and challenging what some contemporary scholars have said about the interpretative strategy of the early Pentecostals. Then this article will present a thorough examination of the interpretive methods of the first generation of Pentecostals.
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TL;DR: This paper examined the postmodernist hermeneutic in Pentecostal literature and revealed fatal flaws in three prominent arguments favoring a postmodernism: (1) the post-modernist worldview is supported by quantum physics, (2) the author's intention is irrelevant, and (3) the concept of truth and the unattainability of a purely objective viewpoint are obstacles for the historical-critical project.
Abstract: A great number of Pentecostal academics have embraced a postmodernist paradigm for reading the Bible. This article reveals fatal flaws in three prominent arguments favoring a postmodernist hermeneutic: (1) that the postmodernist worldview is supported by quantum physics, (2) that the author's intention (for various reasons) is irrelevant, and (3) that the concept of truth and the unattainability of a purely objective viewpoint are obstacles for the historical-critical project. These arguments are examined as they appear within Pentecostal writings.
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TL;DR: Pentecostal theology and hermeneutics are different because they arise not primarily out of rational reflection, but rather out of lived experience as discussed by the authors, which is different from our own experience.
Abstract: This chapter argues that doctrinal statements on the inspiration and, derivatively, the authority of Scripture are secondary in importance among Pentecostals to the experiences of an authoritative God in and through the Scriptures. Along with many more conservative branches of the Christian church Pentecostals approach the Bible with very practical questions, expecting to encounter in the Scripture the very words of God speaking directly to their needs and guiding them in the transformation which the Holy Spirit is actively carrying on in their lives. The thesis of this study is that biblical authority in the Pentecostal community arises from personal and communal experiences of the transformative power of the Holy Spirit in the lives of individuals, in the community of faith and in the world. Pentecostal theology and hermeneutics are different because they arise not primarily out of rational reflection, but rather out of lived experience. Keywords: biblical authority; community of faith; hermeneutics; Holy Spirit; lived Christian experience; Pentecostal theology; Pentecostalism; Scripture
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