Initial evidence : historical and biblical perspectives on the Pentecostal doctrine of spirit baptism

" Initial Evidence , edited by Gary McGee, is a substantive contribution to the study of American Pentecostalism. The historical overviews in it are of tremendous value, particularly for newcomers to Pentecostalism, who may lack a historical grounding in the movement. Exegetical essays, such as that by Donald Johns, will challenge readers who are comfortable with current hermeneutical models to rethink the biblical text, and it offers great promise for more contributions to Pentecostal exegesis." --Howard M. Ervin, Professor of Old Testament Graduate School of Theology, Oral Roberts University DEDICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I: Initial Evidence in Historical Perspective CONTRIBUTORS EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION NOTES I 1 EVIDENCE OF THE SPIRIT: THE ANCIENT AND EASTERN CHURCHES RECEPTION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: THE ANCIENT RECORD AUGUSTINE: A REJECTION OF TONGUES AS INITIAL EVIDENCE THE RADICAL DUALISTS: SPECIAL SPIRIT BAPTISM WITH ACCOMPANYING EVIDENCE SYMEON THE NEW THEOLOGIAN’S “BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT” EASTERN CHRISTIANITY: A HOUSE DIVIDED BETWEEN EXPERIENTIAL AND SACRAMENTAL EMPHASES NOTES 2 EVIDENCE OF THE SPIRIT: THE MEDIEVAL AND MODERN WESTERN CHURCHES THE CATHARS: MEDIEVAL WESTERN RADICAL DUALISTS THE REFORMATION ERA THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY THE NINETEENTH CENTURY CONCLUSIONS NOTES 3 EDWARD IRVING AND THE “STANDING SIGN” OF SPIRIT BAPTISM EDWARD IRVING AND NINETEENTH-CENTURY MANIFESTATIONS OF THE SPIRIT IRVING’S DOCTRINE OF SPIRIT BAPTISM INITIAL EVIDENCE AND SPEAKING IN TONGUES CONCLUDING ASSESSMENT NOTES 4 INITIAL TONGUES IN THE THEOLOGY OF CHARLES FOX PARHAM NOTES WILLIAM J. SEYMOUR AND “THE BIBLE EVIDENCE” SEYMOUR: THE EARLY YEARS (1906-1908) SEYMOUR: THE LATER YEARS (1915-1922) CONCLUSIONS NOTES 6 EARLY PENTECOSTAL HERMENEUTICS: TONGUES AS EVIDENCE IN THE BOOK OF ACTS RESTORING PATTERNS FROM ACTS UNMISTAKABLE EVIDENCE? PROPONENTS OF INITIAL EVIDENCE VOICES OF DISSENT A TEST OF ORTHODOXY FINAL REMARKS NOTES 7 POPULAR EXPOSITIONS OF INITIAL EVIDENCE IN PENTECOSTALISM POWER FOR SERVICE THE VALUE OF TONGUES THE PATTERN OF INITIAL EVIDENCE IN ACTS TONGUES AS EVIDENCE OR GIFT OF TONGUES? IS THE DOCTRINE BIBLICAL? FINAL REMARKS NOTES 8 INITIAL EVIDENCE AND THE CHARISMATIC MOVEMENT: AN ECUMENICAL APPRAISAL THE PEARL THE OYSTER CLASSIFYING THE CHARISMATICS THE CHARISMATIC CHALLENGE TO INITIAL EVIDENCE 9 SOME NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE HERMENEUTICS OF CLASSICAL PENTECOSTALISM’S DOCTRINE OF INITIAL EVIDENCE THE INADEQUACY OF PAST FRAMEWORKS BIBLICAL THEOLOGY AND THE SPIRIT IN LUKE AND PAUL THEOLOGY AND NARRATIVE WORD OF GOD THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE AND MEANING AND HERMENEUTICS CONCLUSIONS NOTES 10 A ONENESS PENTECOSTAL LOOKS AT INITIAL EVIDENCE A ONENESS PENTECOSTAL VIEW OF THE SALVATION EXPERIENCE SPEAKING IN TONGUES AS THE INITIAL EVIDENCE CONCLUSION NOTES 11 NORMAL, BUT NOT A NORM: “INITIAL EVIDENCE” AND THE NEW TESTAMENT THE “INITIAL EVIDENCE” QUESTION ACTS AND TONGUES SPEAKING TONGUES SPEAKING IN 1 CORINTHIANS CONCLUSION NOTES 12 EVIDENCES OF THE SPIRIT, OR THE SPIRIT AS EVIDENCE? SOME NON-PENTECOSTAL REFLECTIONS “INITIAL EVIDENCE” IN THE BOOK OF ACTS “INITIAL EVIDENCE” IN PAUL "INITIAL—AND CONTINUING—EVIDENCE” IN JOHN. CONCLUSIONS: TRACKING THE WIND NOTES INDEX OF NAMES INDEX OF ANCIENT SOURCES EXTRABIBLICAL SOURCES Evidence Of The Spirit : The Ancient And Eastern Churches ; Evidence Of The Spirit : The Medieval And Modern Western Churches / Stanley M. Burgess -- Edward Irving And The Standing Sign Of Spirit Baptism / David W. Dorries -- Initial Tongues In The Theology Of Charles Fox Parham / James R. Goff, Jr. -- William J. Seymour And The Bible Evidence / Cecil M. Robeck, Jr. -- Early Pentecostal Hermeneutics : Tongues As Evidence In The Book Of Acts / Gary B. Mcgee -- Popular Expositions Of Initial Evidence In Pentecostalism / Gary B. Mcgee -- Initial Evidence And The Charismatic Movement : An Ecumenical Appraisal / Henry I. Lederle -- Some New Directions In The Hermeneutics Of Classical Pentecostalism's Doctrine Of Initial Evidence / Donald A. Johns -- A Oneness Pentecostal Looks At Initial Evidence / J.l. Hall -- Normal, But Not A Norm : Initial Evidence And The New Testament / Larry W. Hurtado -- Evidences Of The Spirit, Or The Spirit As Evidence? : Some Non-pentecostal Reflections / J. Ramsey Michaels. Gary B. Mcgee, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.