A theology of the Holy Spirit : the Pentecostal experience and the New Testament witness

Bruners study grows out of the questions he grappled with during his graduate work on the Pentecostalism and Holy Is the Pentecostal teaching on the experience of the Spirit in conformity with the New Testament teaching? Is Acts represented by Pentecostalism today? Should Christians seek a second, what is sometimes called a Pentecostal, experience subsequent to their Christian initiation? His text offers a thorough exposition of New Testament texts relating to the Holy Spirit, and critical examination of the Pentecostal movement and experience of the Spirit, particularly the Scriptural basis claimed for the theology of the second blessing. Both thorough and clear, this book combines scholarly research with constructive commentary on the life and mission of the contemporary church. Front Cover......Page 1 Back Cover......Page 2 Copyright Details......Page 6 Preface......Page 9 Table of Contents......Page 11 ABBREVIATIONS......Page 15 AN INTRODUCTION TO METHOD AND PROCEDURE......Page 17 Part One: THE HOLY SPIRIT IN PENTECOSTAL EXPERIENCE......Page 19 THE CONTEMPORARY PLACE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PENTECOSTAL MOVEMENT......Page 21 THE BACKGROUND AND THE BEGINNINGS OF THE PENTECOSTAL MOVEMENT......Page 37 THE BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE PENTECOSTAL MOVEMENT......Page 58 REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCES OF THE PENTECOSTAL BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT......Page 120 THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE PENTECOSTAL MOVEMENT......Page 132 Part Two: THE HOLY SPIRIT IN NEW TESTAMENT WITNESS......Page 152 PRELIMINARY REMARKS......Page 154 THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY......Page 156 ADDITIONAL NOTE: THE SYNOPTIC ACCOUNTS OF JESUS' BAPTISM AND THE SUBSEQUENT TEMPTATIONS IN THEIR RELEVANCE TO PENTECOSTAL DOCTRINE......Page 220 THE WAY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ACCORDING TO THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE CONSEQUENCES FOR PENTECOSTAL DOCTRINE: A SYSTEMATIC SURVEY......Page 226 HUPER: THE RELEVANT SPIRITUAL PROBLEMS IN CORINTH......Page 286 Part Three: DOCUMENTS BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEXES......Page 322 DOCUMENTS......Page 324 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REMARKS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 343 INDEX OF SUBJECTS......Page 378 INDEX OF PERSONS AND AUTHORS......Page 383 INDEX OF NEW TESTAMENT REFERENCES......Page 388