Spirit and Scripture

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

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.

• AbbreviationsList of TablesPrefaceList of Contributors and RespondentsIntroductionPart I: Beginning the ExplorationThe Emergence of a Pneumatic Hermeneutic in the Renewal Tradition Kevin L. Spawn and Archie T. WrightPart II: The Exploration of a Pneumatic Biblical Hermeneutic from Various Perspectives within the Renewal TraditionWord and Spirit, Scribe and Prophet in Old Testament Hermeneutics Mark J. BodaThe Principle of Analogy and Biblical Interpretation in the Renewal Tradition Kevin L. SpawnSecond Temple Period Jewish Biblical Interpretation: An Early Pneumatic Hermeneutic Archie T. WrightInvoking 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 ThomasText-Community-Spirit: The Challenges posed by Pentecostal Theological Method to Evangelical Theology Mark J. CartledgePart III: Responses to the PerspectivesSpirit and Scripture: A Response Craig G. BartholomewThe Role of the Spirit in Biblical Hermeneutics James D. G. DunnPneumatic Biblical Hermeneutics: A Response R. Walter L. MoberlyPart IV: Contributor Responses to Bartholomew, Dunn, and MoberlyWalking with the Spirit in the Word: A Response Mark J. BodaAnalogy and the Scholar's Shared Experience with the Testimony of Scripture Kevin L. SpawnWe are not all Pentecostals: A Response to Dunn, Moberly, and Bartholomew Archie T. WrightResponse to Spirit and Scripture Responders Ronald HermsDiscerning Dialogue John Christopher ThomasPneumatic Hermeneutics: A Reply to Respondents Mark J. CartledgePart V: SummationCultivating a Pneumatic Hermeneutic Kevin L. Spawn and Archie T. WrightSelected BibliographyIndexes