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Category Archives: Former Prophets
A Theology of the Spirit in the Former Prophets: A Pentecostal Perspective (Audio Summary Presentation and Q&A)
Have you ever wondered what the Church is supposed to do about those crazy texts of the Spirit of the LORD coming upon folks in the OT and then they go out and kill people? Or what about the Spirit of the LORD that deceives? Or what about that “evil spirit from he LORD” that comes on Saul? Well…wonder no longer (not really, but at least I offer one way of hearing these texts). Continue reading
Posted in Books, Former Prophets, Holy Spirit, Pneumatology, Spirit, Theology
Tagged baptism in the Holy Spirit, Book, books, Christology, David, Elijah, Elisha, evil spirit, Former Prophets, Gideon, Holy Spirit, Jephthah, Judges, Kings, Micaiah, music, Othniel, Pentecostal, Pentecostal theology, pneumatology, Samson, Samuel, Saul, Spirit, Theology, Worship
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A Theology of the Spirit in the Former Prophets: A Pentecostal Perspective — PhD Thesis
I recently learned (thanks Daniel Isgrigg) that my PhD thesis “A Theology of the Spirit in the Former Prophets: A Pentecostal Perspective” is available free online through my doctoral alma mater: Bangor University, Wales. For those interested it can be … Continue reading
Posted in Former Prophets, Pentecostal, Spirit, Theology
Tagged Former Prophets, Joshua, Judges, Kings, Pentecostal, PhD, pneumatology, Samuel, Spirit, Theology, thesis, Wirkungsgeschichte
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SPS 2017 Proposal Submitted
I just submitted my proposal for the 2017 Society for Pentecostal Studies annual meeting in St. Louis, MO. It is always a bit daunting preparing for a presentation at a scholarly society, but I have always found the effort well … Continue reading
Elisha and the Double Portion Spirit
For those interested in the topic, I have just uploaded the paper I presented at the 2014 SBL/AAR annual meeting in San Diego, CA as a special session of the Society for Pentecostal Studies. The title is “Elisha and the … Continue reading
Posted in Elisha, Former Prophets, Hebrew
Tagged 2 Kings, Biblical Hebrew, double portion, Elijah, pneumatology, Society for Pentecostal Studies, sons of the prophets, Spirit
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When the Bible Comes Alive
The first assignment of the semester for my Former Prophets class was to read Joshua, Judges, 1-2 Samuel, and 1-2 Kings in two different translations and give me several pages of questions, comments, and insights about the texts. They could … Continue reading
Posted in Former Prophets, preaching, translation
Tagged Bible, Joshuah, Judges, Kings, literature, Preaching, Samuel, Teaching, translations
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The Former Prophets: A Theological History
As I’ve been lecturing this winter semester (Providence University College) for my course “The Former Prophets” (i.e., Joshua, Judges, 1-2 Samuel, and 1-2 Kings) we’ve had some wonderful discussions about what it means for this portion of Scripture to offer … Continue reading
Posted in Deuteronomistic History, Former Prophets, History, Theology
Tagged Deuteronomist, history, Joshua, Judges, Kings, Martin Noth, Samuel
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Future Reading Plans
While this may be a bit of a stretch, much of it will actually be read by the end of summer and into the fall season. Many folks have asked what I’m doing now with all my “free time” since … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Deuteronomistic History, Deuteronomy, Former Prophets, Leviticus, Matthew, Psalms
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