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Spirit and Scripture SPIRIT AND SCRIPTURE Exploring a Pneumatic Hermeneutic Edited by KEVIN L. SPAWN ARCHIE T. WRIGHT Published by T&T Clark International A Continuum imprint The Tower Building, 11 York Road, London SE1 7NX 80 Maiden Lane, Suite 704, New York, NY 10038 www.continuumbooks.com Copyright © Kevin L. Spawn, Archie T. Wright and contributors, 2012 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Kevin L. Spawn, Archie T. Wright and contributors have asserted their right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the Author of this work. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. eISBN: 978-0-567-13260-4 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. Typeset by Free Range Book Design & Production Limited Contents Abbreviations ix Tables xi Preface xiii Contributors and Respondents xv Introduction xvii Part I: Beginning the Exploration 1 The Emergence of a Pneumatic Hermeneutic in the Renewal Tradition 3 Kevin L. Spawn and Archie T. Wright Part II: The Exploration of a Pneumatic Biblical Hermeneutic from Various Perspectives within the Renewal Tradition 2 Word and Spirit, Scribe and Prophet in Old Testament Hermeneutics 25 Mark J. Boda 3 The Principle of Analogy and Biblical Interpretation in the Renewal Tradition 46 Kevin L. Spawn 4 Second Temple Period Jewish Biblical Interpretation: An Early Pneumatic Hermeneutic 73 Archie T. Wright 5 Invoking the Spirit and Narrative Intent in John’s Apocalypse 99 Ronald Herms 6 ‘What the Spirit is Saying to the Church’ – The Testimony of a Pentecostal in New Testament Studies 115 John Christopher Thomas vi Contents 7 Text–Community–Spirit: The Challenges Posed by Pentecostal Theological Method to Evangelical Theology 130 Mark J. Cartledge Part III: Responses to the Perspectives 8 Spirit and Scripture: A Response 145 Craig G. Bartholomew 9 The Role of the Spirit in Biblical Hermeneutics 154 James D. G. Dunn 10 Pneumatic Biblical Hermeneutics: A Response 160 R. Walter L. Moberly Part IV: Contributor Responses to Bartholomew, Dunn and Moberly 11 Walking with the Spirit in the Word: A Response 169 Mark J. Boda 12 Analogy and the Scholar’s Shared Experience with the Testimony of Scripture 173 Kevin L. Spawn 13 We are not all Pentecostals: A Response to Dunn, Moberly and Bartholomew 177 Archie T. Wright 14 Response to Spirit and Scripture Responders 180 Ronald Herms 15 Discerning Dialogue 183 John Christopher Thomas 16 Pneumatic Hermeneutics: A Reply to Respondents 186 Mark J. Cartledge Part V: Summation 17 Cultivating a Pneumatic Hermeneutic 191 Kevin L. Spawn and Archie T. Wright Contents vii Bibliography 199 Index of References 213 Index of Subjects 219 Index of Modern Authors 225 AbbreviAtions 2TP Second Temple Period AB Anchor Bible ABD Anchor Bible Dictionary AJPS African Journal of Pentecostal Studies AOAT Alter Orient und Altes Testament BA Biblical Archaeologist BibOr Biblica et orientalia BZAW Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft CBH Confessional Biblical Hermeneutic(s) CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly CD Damascus Document CTQ Concordia Theological Quarterly DJD Discoveries in the Judean Desert DSD Dead Sea Discoveries DSS Dead Sea Scrolls DtrH Deuteronomistic Historian ECC Eerdmans Critical Commentary ET English Translation HBC Historical biblical criticism ICC International Critical Commentary IVPNTCS IVP New Testament Commentary Series JBL Journal of Biblical Literature JBPR Journal of Biblical and Pneumatological Research JJS Journal of Jewish Studies JPT Journal of Pentecostal Theology JPTSup Journal of Pentecostal Theology, Supplement Series JSNT Journal for the Study of the New Testament JSNTSup Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Supplement Series JSOT Journal for the Study of the Old Testament JSOTSup Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Supplement Series JSPSup Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha, Supplement Series LCL Loeb Classical Library LHBOTS The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Series LXX Septuagint

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This book considers the academic treatment of biblical interpretation in the renewal movement, the fastest growing tradition in Christendom today. The initial chapter surveys the history of biblical interpretation in the renewal tradition and provides a conceptual basis for the book. In Part II, six