Journal of Biblical and Pneumatological Research
VOLUME FIVE
FALL 2013
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
Volume 5 (2013)
Editor’s Overview of Volume 5 ∙ 1
ROGER STRONSTAD
The Rebirth of Prophecy: Trajectories from Moses to Jesus and His Followers ∙ 3 or 4?
RICHARD HICKS
‚Emotional‘ Temptation and Jesus‘ Spiritual Victory at Markan Gethsemane ∙ X
BART B. BRUEHLER
Reweaving the Texture of Luke 16:14-18 ∙ X
LYLE STORY
If This Man Were a Prophet He Would Have Known . . . (Luke 7:39) ∙ X
KENNETH BERDING
Who Searches Hearts and What Does He Know in Romans 8:27? ∙ X
PIETER DE VRIES
The Relationship between the Glory of YHWH and the Spirit of YHWH in the Book of Ezekiel–Part One ∙ X
Review of John Christopher Thomas, The Apocalypse: A Literary and Theological Commentary (Daniel F. Stramara, Jr) ∙ X
Review of James A. Kelhoffer, Persecution, Persuasion and Power: Readiness to Withstand Hardship as a Corroboration of Legitimacy in the New Testament (Jeffrey Brickle) ∙ X
Review of Kathleen M. Rochester, Prophetic Ministry in Jeremiah and Ezekiel (Pieter De Vries) ∙ X
Über den Autor
Paul Elbert, physicist-theologian and New Testament scholar, before retirement, was working in interpretive methods and narrative-rhetorical Greco-Roman backgrounds with respect to Luke-Acts, with a particular focus on the rhetorical use of examples and precedents, together with the fulfillment of prophecy theme in Lukan thought. He has served as chair and as co-chair of the Formation of Luke-Acts section within the Society of Biblical Literature and is a former adjunct faculty member at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary. He was the founding editor of the Journal of Biblical and Pneumatological Research.