This dissertation seeks to recover the relational quality of the Holy Spirit who is the Lord and the Giver of life as enshrined in the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed (381). Neo-Scholastic theology had utilized the conceptual categories of Aristotelian metaphysics with its orien…
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This study investigates the Spirit language in the Second Temple Jewish literature as a possible source for the eschatological role of the Holy Spirit in the Pauline writings. It seeks to determine whether and to what degree Paul is indebted to the Second Temple Jewish literatur…
This dissertation investigates the relationship between the Holy Spirit, ethnic identity and the ‘other’ in Luke-Acts. I argue that the Spirit is the central figure in the formation of a new social identity that affirms, yet chastens and transcends ethnic identity. The investiga…
This study brings Christian theology and Christian analytic philosophy into dialogue through an examination of the compatibility and complementarity of Karl Barth’s theology of revelation, and Alvin Plantinga’s epistemology of Christian belief. The first two chapters are aimed a…
This project developed an intercessory prayer ministry to begin and support an evangelism ministry in a local church. Chapter 1 introduces this project by identifying its goals, context, rationale, and definitions and limitations. First Baptist Church Roanoke, Texas, is in a cri…
A full-page miniature from the illustrated Rabbula Gospel codex is the earliest known image depicting the Christian holiday of Pentecost. The image shows the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, who stand formally gathered around the Virgin Mary, all with a flames resti…
The Hebrew Scriptures reveal God's desire to reside among humanity. His Divine Presence encountered the Jewish patriarchs, establishing and affirming covenant relationship. Peter's sermon on Pentecost marks the seminal event, affirming the covenant made with Israel at Mount Sina…
This dissertation is a study of Cyril of Alexandria's conception of the Holy Spirit in his Dialogues on the Trinity. The bulk of scholarly attention given to Cyril has gone to his later career and his conflict with Nestorius and the Syrians over the identity of Jesus Christ. Alt…
Much of Christianity today neglects the role of the prophet. Christians who do acknowledge prophetic ministry commonly limit the impact of prophecy. Pentecostals, who embrace the role, often do not have a full biblical understanding of what a prophet is and what a prophet is to …
Gregory Bateson's abductive methodology is utilized to describe a work of the Holy Spirit: building healthy communities using philanthropia and case management. Historic evidence shows that God's gift of philanthropia, care of the poor and needy, is a foundational belief in five…
The context was a medium-sized suburban United Methodist church with a perceived lack of supernatural works of the Holy Spirit. The method was a six-week portion of "Word and Power" (W&P), a modified version of "Disciple: Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study," which included t…
Jonathan Edwards Jr. (1745–1801) is often portrayed as a spiritless preacher who drove away his congregation with metaphysical abstractions. Accordingly, this received caricature describes Edwards Jr. as distorting the Edwardsean legacy. This negative caricature of Edwards Jr wa…
This dissertation seeks to clarify the meaning of the impartation of the Holy Spirit in John 20:22, a much-debated verse regarding which scholars have proffered a confusingly diverse and contradictory array of competing interpretations. The interpretive difficulty is exacerbated…
Ezekiel declares a message of the renewal of the heart and spirit (Ezek 11; 14; 18) that is foundational to the theology of restoration in the Book of Ezekiel. This transformation addressed the external and internal corruptions of God’s people. The restorative promises of Ezekie…
This dissertation suggests a hermeneutical approach faithful to biblical teaching and the work of the Holy Spirit in the hermeneutical process. An historical survey of pneumatology in biblical hermeneutics throughout Western church history is provided and shows how the doctrine …
While missionaries are generally expected to design ministry models to strategically engage with the cultures in which they minister, many churches in the West have not reconsidered their forms or structures to best fit the contexts in which they minister. Western society once s…
This dissertation demonstrated the significance and content of Charles Haddon Spurgeon’s pneumatology. Spurgeon believed the Holy Spirit was the executive agent of God, whose ultimate work was to regenerate, convert, sanctify, and preserve the Christian. Chapter one introduced t…
There is an exhaustive analysis on the life and legacy of Aimee Semple McPherson, which somewhat limits opportunity for further investigation. However, what remains unresolved is her contribution to women in ministry. Some argue that she is a pioneer for women in ministry, while…
The continual successional debate revolves around the relevancy of speaking in tongues for the modern Church community. Cessationists academic scholars continue to create theological progress impinging the gift of tongues ceased at the conclusion of the apostolic age. Luke attac…