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)
Despre 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.