Summary
This dissertation attempts to understand the role of the Holy
Spirit in biblical hermeneutics. The Introduction explains the background and
motivation for this investigation. First, the emergence of Charismatic
Hermeneutics; second, the present level of understanding within the academic
community; third, the role of the church community in the hermeneutical task;
and, fourth, the role of Church Tradition in hermeneutics. The first chapter
reviews the literature that is available from both Pentecostal scholarship and
conservative evangelical scholarship and draws attention to the breadth of
understanding within these traditions. The second chapter looks at the debate
between Mark Stibbe and others that arose from his book Times of Refreshing
as a case study in Charismatic Hermeneutics. Lloyd Pietersen edited Mark
of the Spirit? as a response to Stibbes book. The third chapter then
examines the role of Church Tradition and the Church Community in the
hermeneutical task and as the context for the Spirits activity. The work
of Clark Pinnock is examined as a possible framework for further discussion.
The conclusion attempts to highlight the key areas of interest and a tentative
suggestion is made of another possible framework for a better understanding the
Spirits role in hermeneutics.

Contents
Charismatic
Hermeneutics
Academic Understanding
The Hermeneutical
Community
Church Tradition
Conclusion
Introduction
The Role of the Holy Spirit in
Hermeneutics: A Pentecostal Perspective
The Role of the Holy Spirit in
Hermeneutics: A Conservative Evangelical Perspective
Conclusion
Introduction
Times of
Refreshing
The Mark of the Spirit?
A Critique of the Debate
Stibbes
Hermeneutics
The Place of Original
Sense
Reading the Old
Testament
The Role of the Holy
Spirit
Conclusion
The Holy Spirit, Hermeneutics
and the Tradition of the Church
Protestants and
Tradition
Rethinking Tradition and
Hermeneutics
The Holy Spirit and
Tradition
The Holy Spirit, Hermeneutics
and the Community of the Church
Hermeneutics and the
Individual
Hermeneutics, the Academy and
-the Community
The Holy Spirit, Community and
Culture
The Role of the Holy Spirit in
Hermeneutics: Clark Pinnock - A Framework for Future Debate
Reasonable
Resonance
Relevant
Revelatory
Robert May is the minister at Horley Baptist
Church, Surrey, UK. If you have any comments he can be contacted via
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