AN ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF THE ANOINTING WITH THE SPIRIT IN CHARISMATIC ...

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AN ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF THE ANOINTING
WITH THE SPIRIT IN CHARISMATIC MOVEMENTS: A
REFORMED ASSESSMENT

By
JIN YOUNG SONG

Dissertation
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements
for the degree:

Philosophiae Doctor

Department of Dogmatics & Christian Ethics
In the Faculty of Theology
University of Pretoria

Supervisor: Prof. Daniël P. Veldsman

September 2013
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DECLARATION

I, Jin Young, Song, declare that the thesis, “An Analysis and Evaluation of the Anointing with
the Spirit in the Charismatic Movements: A Reformed Assessments” in my own work, which
hereby submit for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Dogmatics & Christian Ethics at the
University of Pretoria, and has not previously been submitted for any degree or examination
in any other university and tertiary institution.

FULL NAME: JIN YOUNG, SONG
SIGNATURE:
DATE: SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

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DEDICATION

“This work is dedicated to my loving and respectful mother, Jeong Yeol, Kim, who begot me
and raised me up during her life-time hardships and tribulations, in which her gigantic faith
has been undefeated, dominated, shone and beautifully dedicated herself to God, my Father,
to the Son, Anointed One and to the Spirit of God and remained as a precious unswerving
truthful daughter to Hims.”

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AKNOLWEDGEMENTS
I ascribe my very primary gratitude to the Almighty God the Father, God the Son, Anointed
One and God the Spirit for allowing me grace to finish this research meaningfully for his
name and kingdom’s sake.
First, I wish to express my deep appreciation to my supervisor, Prof. Daniël P. Veldsman for
showing me his unceasing and excellent guidance, prominent instruction and wisdom which
enable me to complete my study successfully. Honourable prof. Francois Malan, my editor
gave a great endeaviour to correct and advice for my thesis for more five years, it would be
impossible to complete it without him, who was a great scholar and theologian who challenge
me to formulate a sound Reformed doctrine during my studies.
Very grateful to Rev. & Dr. Paul, Ki-Man, Choi, who became my father in the mission who
recruited, trained, and has commissioned me and my family as missionaries to South Africa
and Zimbabwe for the Kingdom of God, and allowed me to have further studies with the
support of finances and spiritual advices for two decades. His flammable zeal and
commitment for the God’s kingdom is for me to be resembled and pursed until the Lord’s
coming.

I appreciate my loving wife, Joyce, Hyoung-Sun who has decisively encouraged me to finish
it. She was so unquestionable that the Lord required me to research this work so as to equip
myself first and then further to teach his disciples and leaders in Africa Continent. Her
constant prayer and sacrifices committed for me was an incomputable substance for this
project and my profound thankfulness to my precious daughter, Yea Rang and son, Yea Geon,
who always cheered me up and prayed for me in order to devote myself to the missions as
well as to the research.
I express my gratful loving thanks to my father and mother who have raised me up and
offered up a consistent prayer to God and support since my birth. I wish to say thanks to my
sister, Yeon Soo who has been my supporter and missionary to Nepal with her husband Dr.
Chang Geun, Kim and Jin Won, my precious loving younger brother, a devotee for the
mission.
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I remain indebted to all my relative members for their prayers, unstinting support and all-
consuming love. Particularly thanks to my father’s three sisters and their husbands as well as
to their sons and daughters and my wife’s brothers and sisters. I will be remained as their
obliged intercessory prayer for them and their families.
I thank my friends and co-workers of ABBA (Africa Bible Based Academy) and especially a
big thanks to Hyun Woong, Park and Rev. Jun Sup, Kim, candidates for Ph.D. at the
University of Pretoria, who helped me to print out my dissertation and submit it to the
Faculty of Theology due to my mission works for Zimbabwe even though his hard works for
the studies and missions. I know they will write a brilliant thesis through God’s wisdom.
Many thanks to all my mission supporters, their loving hearts and assistances become
abundant contributions to finish this research.
Finally I would love to thank the many who were so cooperative to me during my studies at
University of Pretoria and to those not mentioned but ought to be, thank you very much!

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Abbreviations (Journals)

AJPS Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies
ATR Anglican Theological Review
HTR The Harvard Theological Review
IJST International Journal of Systematic Theology
JAM Journal of Asian Mission
JBL Journal of Biblical Literature
JECS Journal of Early Christian Studies
JES Journal of Eastern Studies
JETS Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
JIAI Journal of the International African Institute
JPT Journal of Pentecostal Theology
JRA Journal of Religion in Africa
JSOSS Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series
MJT Mid-America Journal of Theology
PS Penteco Studie s
STR Sewanee Theo logical Review
THJ The Heythrop Journal
TJSPS The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies
TR Theological Review
TRTR The Reformed Theological Review
WTJ Wesleyan Theological Journal

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................... 7
A. The issue and its problems .......................................................................... 15
B. Scope of the research .................................................................................... 18
C. Purpose and methods ................................................................................... 21
Chapter II Traditional aspects of the pneumatology .......................................................... 27
A. The anointing in Ancient Near Eastern literature .......................................... 27
1. Introduction ....................................................................................................... 27
2. Literature evidences ......................................................................................... 30
2.1. Nebamun’s article ....................................................................................... 30
2.2. Florence tablet ............................................................................................. 30
2.3. Ptolemaic documents .................................................................................. 31
2.4. Dead Sea Scrolls .......................................................................................... 32

2.5. Purpose of anointing ................................................................................... 32
3. Conclusion .......................................................................................................... 34
B. Biblical perspectives on pneumatology ............................................................ 35
1. Pneumatology in the Old Testament ........................................................ 35
1.1. Usage of the term of rûah & pneuma in the Law, the Prophets .............. 35
1.1.1. Rûah as divine being ...................................................................... 35
1.1.2. Rûah in humanity ............................................................................ 36
1.1.3. Rûah as an eschatological intensity-empowering force .......... 37
1.2. The mission of the Spirit of Yahweh .......................................................... 38
1.3. Extraordinary empowerment for official tasks ........................................ 40
1.3.1. Judges and Kings ............................................................................ 41
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1.3.2. Prophets ............................................................................................ 41
1.4. Missio Spiritus for messianic redemption.................................................. 43
1.5. Anointing with the Spirit in the Old Testament ....................................... 45
1.5.1. Anointing as a mark of office with commission ....................... 46
1.5.2. The anointment as the coming king ........................................... 49
1.5.3. Inhabiting vs. the eschatological outpouring of the Spirit ..... 51
1.5.4. Conclusion ........................................................................................ 54
1.6. Spirit-baptism of the Anointed One in messianic setting ........................ 54
1.6.1. Palestinian literature ....................................................................... 56
1.6.2. Qumran literature ............................................................................ 57
1.7. The Spirit of prophecy in Judaism ............................................................ 58
1.7.1. Introduction ...................................................................................... 58
1.7.2. The Spirit of prophecy in ancient evidences ............................. 58
1.7.3. The purposes and consequences of the Spirit of prophecy .. 59
1.7.4. Conclusion ........................................................................................ 62
2. Pneumatology in the New Testament ...................................................... 63

2.1. Baptism of the Spirit in Luke’s perspective.............................................. 63

2.1.1. Perspective on charismatic baptism with the Spirit ................. 64
2.1.2. Prophetic Spirit-baptism ................................................................ 65
2.1.3. Prophetic anointing with the Spirit ............................................. 66
2.1.4. The promised charisma of the anointing with the Spirit ........ 67
2.1.5. Conclusion ........................................................................................ 70
2.2. Baptism of the Spirit in the Johannine literature .................................... 71
2.2.1. Introduction ...................................................................................... 71
2.2.2. Recipient of baptism with the Spirit ............................................ 72
2.2.3. Purpose of the Spirit-baptism of the Anointed One ............... 73
2.2.4. Characteristic of the Spirit-baptism ............................................. 75
2.2.5. Conclusion ........................................................................................ 80
2.3. An assessment of Spirit-baptism in John and the Synoptic Gospels ...... 81
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2.4. Pneumatology in the Pauline literature .................................................... 82
2.4.1. Characteristics of the Spirit ........................................................ 82
2.4.2. Two aspects of baptism with the Spirit ................................... 94
2.4.3. Conclusion ..................................................................................... 94
2.5. Synthesis ...................................................................................................... 95
2.6. Missio Spiritus in the Trinity ...................................................................... 96
2.5.1. The threefold missio of the Spirit ................................................ 98
2.5.2. Missio Spiritus: regeneration and inhabitation ....................... 100
2.5.3. Conclusion ...................................................................................... 103
C. Historical developments on pneumatology .................................................. 104
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 104
2. Diverse developments on pneumatology ............................................... 105
2.1. The Spirit as an eschatological mediator of purification....................... 105
2.2. The Spirit as an absolute gratification giver .......................................... 106
2.3. The Spirit as a prophetic & revelational Being ..................................... 106

3. Formation of pneumatology ..................................................................... 107
3.1. The Spirit in the Trinitarian controversy ............................................... 108
3.1.1. The Spirit as the medium in creation and redemption ......... 108
3.1.2. The Spirit as the source of life ................................................... 109
3.1.3. The Spirit in the Trinitas ............................................................... 111
3.1.4. The Spirit as ‘participant’ in the Trinitarian controversy ........ 112
4. Missio Spiritus ................................................................................................. 114
4.1. The Spirit as the originator of the word ................................................. 114
4.2. Deification via charisma of the Spirit ...................................................... 116
5. Charisma according to the Church fathers ............................................. 117
5.1. Charisma as evidential elements .............................................................. 117
5.2. Charisma as transformation faculty in baptisms ................................... 119
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6. Montanist issues ............................................................................................. 122
6.1 The New Prophecy as the prophetic charisma ......................................... 122
6.2. Defences and critiques .............................................................................. 123
7. The Charismatic movement ......................................................................... 126
7.1. Monastic spirituality ................................................................................. 126
7.2. Mystic pieties ............................................................................................. 127
7.2.1. Experience of the divine presence ............................................. 127
7.2.2. Charismata with faith .................................................................... 128
7.2.3. Manifestations of charismata ...................................................... 130
7.2.4. Charisma vs. synergism ................................................................ 131
7.3. Conclusion ................................................................................................. 133
Chapter III Theological characteristics of the anointing with the Spirit ........................ 135
A. Charismatic perspectives ............................................................................ 135
1. Methodology ................................................................................................. 135
1.1. Scriptural verifications ............................................................................ 136
1.2. Experien tial hermeneutics........................................................................ 137

1.3. Applicational hermeneutic ....................................................................... 139
2. Historical emergence ..................................................................................... 140
2.1. Pentecostalism ........................................................................................... 140
2.2. Catholic Pentecostalism ............................................................................ 142
2.3. Charismatic movements ........................................................................... 143
3. Theological distinctive .................................................................................. 145
3.1. Characteristic of the anointing ................................................................ 146
3.1.1. Phenomenon of anointing........................................................... 147
3.1.2. Anointing and faith ............................................................................ 149
3.1.3. Anointing and sanctification ....................................................... 151
3.1.4. Baptism with the Spirit ................................................................. 152
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