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Development of theological training and hermeneutics in Pentecostalism: a historical perspective and analysis
(Church History Society of Southern Africa and Unisa Press, 2016)
The article hypothesises that the historical development of Pentecostal hermeneutics is closely related to and illustrated by Pentecostals' attitude towards theological training. A short survey is given of the development ...
"Baptised in the Spirit and fire": single or double baptism?
(New Testament Society of Southern Africa, 2016)
The Synoptic Gospels as well as John's Gospel contain the words ascribed to John the Baptist, that one is coming who is greater than John who will baptise people "in the Holy Spirit." Matthew and uke add that the baptism ...
John G. Lake as a fraud, con man and false prophet': critical assessment of a historical evaluation of Lake's ministry
(The Church History Society of Southern Africa Research Institute for Theology and Religion, University of South Africa, 2016)
This article assesses the evaluation of John G. Lake, one of the founders of South African Pentecostalism, by some historians regarded as a fraud, con man and false prophet in terms of several elements of his life: his ...
Integrating spirituality and rationality the long and arduous journey of the historical development of theological training in the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa
(AOSIS, 2016)
The chequered path of the development of theological training in the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa (AFM of SA) started with animosity towards any form of training in favour of the presumed equipment provided by ...
Attempting to develop a Pentecostal theology of worship
(AOSIS, 2016)
Pentecostals affirm the power of Pentecost in worship where they experience the Spirit's revelation of Christ and teach and preach about worship. However, Pentecostal theologians have not written much about a theology of ...
The notion of the Holy Spirit as Paraclete from a Pentecostal perspective
(AOSIS, 2016)
Pentecostals share an interest in the work and person of the Holy Spirit although not at the cost of a well-developed Christology. The term Paraclete (παράκλητος) appears four times in the Gospel according to John in ...
Rather Spirit-filled than learned! Pentecostalism's tradition of anti-intellectualism and Pentecostal theological scholarship
(AOSIS, 2016)
The beginnings and first half-century of South African Pentecostalism are characterised by a tradition of anti-intellectualism consisting of a rejection of theological training, a critical and negative attitude towards ...