The Charismatic Theology of St. Luke
The Charismatic Theology of St. Luke

Author: Roger Stronstad

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2012-10-01

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1441240330

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What is the meaning of the Holy Spirit's activity in Luke-Acts, and what are its implications for today? Roger Stronstad offers a cogent and thought-provoking study of Luke as a charismatic theologian whose understanding of the Spirit was shaped wholly by his understanding of Jesus and the nature of the early church. Stronstad locates Luke's pneumatology in the historical background of Judaism and views Luke as an independent theologian who makes a unique contribution to the pneumatology of the New Testament. This work challenges traditional Protestants to reexamine the impact of Pentecost and explores the Spirit's role in equipping God's people for the unfinished task of mission. The second edition has been revised and updated throughout and includes a new foreword by Mark Allan Powell.

Trajectories
Trajectories

Author: Bryan C. Babcock

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2018-03-02

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 149823285X

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Trajectories meets an urgent need in both undergraduate and graduate study of the Old Testament. Too often Old Testament theology focuses on the end-product and leaves the process obscured. Each chapter of Trajectories provides a clear path connecting biblical research to theological conclusions. The final chapter offers a step-by-step method for completing a thorough hermeneutical analysis framed within a discussion of the gospel message. Trajectories also seeks to situate Old Testament theology in relation to global and generational trends influencing the church and evangelical theology. The implications of globalization and the rise of millennials on Old Testament theology are critical and thought-provoking topics for discussion. Chapters in Trajectories are organized thematically, so the textbook can serve as a companion study guide to courses in the Old Testament and New Testament. In addition, the exploration of topics allows each study to link to the New Testament. Each chapter concludes with tangible applications for the contemporary Christian church and with questions for group discussion and reflection.

The Charismatic Theology of St. Luke
The Charismatic Theology of St. Luke

Author: Roger Stronstad

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13:

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"The meaning of this book is that the walls must come down between Pentecostals and evangelicals. If canonical Luke has a charismatic theology as Stronstad proves, we cannot consider Pentecostalism to be a kind of aberration born of experiential excesses buta 20th century revival of New Testament theology and religion. It has not only restored joy and power to the church but a clearer reading of the Bible as well." --

The Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles

Author: P.D. James

Publisher: Canongate Books

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 93

ISBN-13: 0857861077

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Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death. It describes how the 12 apostles, formerly Jesus's disciples, spread the message of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean against a background of persecution. With an introduction by P.D. James

Trajectories in Architecture
Trajectories in Architecture

Author: Michael Jasper

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-04-21

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1000869199

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Trajectories in Architecture: Plan, Sensation, Temporality presents a compelling examination of underlying issues in late-twentieth-century architecture. Three formal preoccupations and conceptual orientations are used as guiding threads or trajectories. These three trajectories – the plan as conceptual device, a logic of sensation, and temporalities – serve to organise individual chapters in the central sections of the book and provide a new lens to the study of period work, revealing architectural conditions and consequent spatial effects little explored to date. Trajectories in Architecture adds to scholarship and expands our understanding of the role of conceptual and formal criteria in the analysis and creation of works of architecture. The book provides potentially transformative new interpretations of influential architects and key projects from the last half of the twentieth century to reveal new alignments and potentialities in architecture’s recent past as a contribution to identifying future possibilities. In so doing, the book argues for the still-latent potential in modern architecture’s traditions and design principles and their future expression. Trajectories in Architecture includes analysis of significant projects of Le Corbusier, Peter Eisenman, Zaha Hadid, John Hejduk, Louis I. Kahn, and I. M. Pei.

The Quest for the Original Text of the New Testament
The Quest for the Original Text of the New Testament

Author: Philip Wesley Comfort

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 172520827X

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If only we could hold the actual words of Luke's descriptive narrative or Paul's outpouring of pastoral pain to the church at Corinth. Now we can. A continuing quest to recover the New Testament text allows Christians to open their Bibles with confidence that the words approximate the writers' Greek quill strokes or the English equivalents. Such thought breaths excitement into Philip Comfort's history of the New Testament text and discussion of the credibility (and limitations) of texts and translations. Comfort challenges the view that early copyists were careless and took editorial liberties. He argues that their accuracy and integrity are indisputable. While this task involves comparing manuscripts, technical facts are framed in historical and cultural color. He assures Christians that even uncovering the paper signed by Paul would not change our understanding of what he said. This introduction to the work of textual criticism challenges students to continue the quest for the original text. It is essentially a sequel to 'Early Manuscripts and Modern Translations of the New Testament.'

Either Jew Or Gentile
Either Jew Or Gentile

Author: Eung Chun Park

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780664224530

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In this book, Eung Chun Park reconstructs a focused and coherent narrative of the last two decades of the life of Paul as it revolved around the Gentile mission. The result is a detailed and thorough analysis of the Pauline letters that demonstrates how Paul's theology changed over the course of his life as a consequence of his struggle to defend the gospel against the attacks from people who advocated a different kind of gospel. This book traces the development of the two gospels (one that advocated freedom from circumcision and one that advocated observance of circumcision) as they encountered such landmark events as the Apostolic Council in Jerusalem, the Antioch incident, the Galatian incident, the Corinthian incident, and Paul's last visit to Jerusalem.

Journal of Biblical and Pneumatological Research
Journal of Biblical and Pneumatological Research

Author: Paul Elbert

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2012-09-28

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1725247925

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Journal of Biblical and Pneumatological Research VOLUME FOUR FALL 2012 The Journal of Biblical and Pneumatological Research (JBPR) is a new international peer-reviewed academic serial dedicated to narratively and rhetorically minded exegesis of biblical and related texts. Potential topics include theological and pneumatological interpretation, the role of spiritual experience with authorial, canonical, and contemporary contexts, and the contextual activity of Ruach Yahweh, Ruach Elohim, and various identifications of the Holy Spirit. JBPR hopes to stimulate new thematic and narrative-critical exploration and discovery in both traditional and under-explored areas of research. CONTENTS Editor's Overview of Volume 4 ∙ 1 MARKUS LOCKER--Seeing the Unseeable - Speaking the Unspeakable: From a Kenosis of Exegesis toward a Spiritual Biblical Theology ANDREAS HOECK, S.S.D.--The Johannine Paraclete - Herald of the Eschaton RIKU P. TUPPURAINEN--The Contribution of Socio-Rhetorical Criticism to Spirit-Sensitive Hermeneutics: A Contextual Example - Luke 11:13 LYLE STORY--One Banquet with Many Courses (Luke 14:1-24) PIETER DE VRIES--Ezekiel: Prophet of the Name and Glory of YHWH - The Character of His Book and Several of Its Main Themes MARK SAUCY--How Does the Holy Spirit Change Us? - A Review Essay Review of Elim Hiu, Regulations Concerning Tongues and Prophecy in 1 Corinthians 14.26-40: Relevance beyond the Corinthian Church (M. Fred Haltom) Review of Joseph Peter Becker, Paul's Use of charis in 2 Corinthians 8-9: An Ontology of Grace (Rebecca Skaggs and Thomas Doyle) Review of Manfred Baumert, Naturlich - ubernaturlich: Charismen entdecken und weiterentwickeln [Natural - Supernatural: Discovering and Developing Spiritual Gifts] (Wolfgang Vondey) Review of Norbert Baumert, Sorgen des Seelsorgers: Ubersetzung und Auslegung des ersten Korintherbriefes [Worries of Pastors: Translation and Interpretation of First Corinthians] (Manfred Baumert and Paul Elbert) Review of Gonzalo Haya-Prats, Empowered Believers: The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts (Martin Mittelstaadt, Lyle Story, and James Shelton)

A History of the Bible
A History of the Bible

Author: John Barton

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2020-08-04

Total Pages: 642

ISBN-13: 0143111205

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A literary history of our most influential book of all time, by an Oxford scholar and Anglican priest In our culture, the Bible is monolithic: It is a collection of books that has been unchanged and unchallenged since the earliest days of the Christian church. The idea of the Bible as "Holy Scripture," a non-negotiable authority straight from God, has prevailed in Western society for some time. And while it provides a firm foundation for centuries of Christian teaching, it denies the depth, variety, and richness of this fascinating text. In A History of the Bible, John Barton argues that the Bible is not a prescription to a complete, fixed religious system, but rather a product of a long and intriguing process, which has inspired Judaism and Christianity, but still does not describe the whole of either religion. Barton shows how the Bible is indeed an important source of religious insight for Jews and Christians alike, yet argues that it must be read in its historical context--from its beginnings in myth and folklore to its many interpretations throughout the centuries. It is a book full of narratives, laws, proverbs, prophecies, poems, and letters, each with their own character and origin stories. Barton explains how and by whom these disparate pieces were written, how they were canonized (and which ones weren't), and how they were assembled, disseminated, and interpreted around the world--and, importantly, to what effect. Ultimately, A History of the Bible argues that a thorough understanding of the history and context of its writing encourages religious communities to move away from the Bible's literal wording--which is impossible to determine--and focus instead on the broader meanings of scripture.