The Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association 

About: The Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Baptism & Faith. It has an ISSN identifier of 0774-6210. Over the lifetime, 266 publications have been published receiving 798 citations.

A Tenet Under Examination: Reflections on the Pentecostal Hermeneutical Approach

Abstract: As a religion of the book, Christianity has - like Judaism - placed great emphasis on the Scriptures as the primary source of a common faith. Through the course of time, when Christians had to defend the authority of their Holy Scriptures, apologetic zeal was generated to create confessions of faith and doctrines about the nature of the Bible. Roots of this endeavor can be traced back to the New Testament itself: living in a time when heretical influences threatened the early Christians' beliefs, the Apostle Paul made a statement about the nature of Scripture which was to become a key element for later discussions on the authority of the Bible. The key term Paul introduced to biblical literature in general and to Christian literature in particular was "God-breathed" or "divinely inspired", as we can render the Greek word theopneustos found in 2 Timothy 3:16, and is translated by the Vulgate as divinitus inspiratus.' Even though this term appears only once in the New Testament it has become central in many of Christianity's notions about the nature of Scripture. "The Bible is a divinely inspired book": this unspecific but common tenet about biblical inspiration is especially important to the free churches, and it is therefore central in the minds of many Pentecostals, Charismatics and Evangelicals. Among believers of these movements it has taken the shape of an insurmountable rock of belief, upon which the validity and truthfulness of one's own faith rests. By proclaiming divine inspiration or believing it subconsciously, a certain trust in the Bible is established and upheld. Since Scripture itself does not unfold a doctrine about its inspiration as a book, the personal attitude of Christians towards the Bible is of great importance. Hence, concepts of its inspiration must be placed in the realm of belief and should not be primarily seen as a doctrine that must or can be proved or disproved. The purpose of this article therefore is twofold. On the one hand, the Pentecostal approach in the field of hermeneutics will be

Why Pentecostals Read Their Bibles Poorly - and Some Suggested cures

Abstract: (2004). Why Pentecostals Read Their Bibles Poorly - and Some Suggested cures. Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association: Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 4-15.

Charismatic experience and psychological type: an empirical enquiry

Abstract: A sample of 925 Christian adults attending workshops on personality and spirituality completed the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) together with a question concerning influence by the charismatic movement. Type tables are constructed to compare charismatics with non-charismatics. The data demonstrate that, compared with the non-charismatics, the charismatic sample contains significantly higher proportions of extraverts, thinkers, and perceivers. Compared with the non-charismatic sample there is a significantly higher proportion of dominant thinkers among the charismatic sample. Among the charismatics there is a significant over-representation of ESTJ and a significant under-representation of ISFJ.

Missional History and the Growth of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in the United Kingdom (1988–2015)

Abstract: The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), London (United Kingdom) is one example of the transnational networks of African Pentecostal churches that have changed the Christian landscape in Britain. The proliferation of RCCG parishes in London and nearly all the urban cities in Britain further reaffirms previous scholarly claims that Pentecostalism is a religion made to travel. The theoretical entry point of this paper is to identify the internal dynamics of RCCG that have enhanced the missionary agenda of the denomination particularly in London, situating it within the broader missionary endeavours of the denomination in the West and North America. This paper examines the interface between migration, mission and church growth of the denomination in London. The paper further explores to what degree RCCG has utilized the urban church planting strategy of St Paul in its church planting agenda as well as identifying and prescribing solutions to the missionary challenges of the denomination.

Pentecostal Hermeneutics in the Making: On the Way From Fundamentalism to Postmodernism

Abstract: (1998). Pentecostal Hermeneutics in the Making: On the Way From Fundamentalism to Postmodernism. Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association: Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 76-115.