Journal of Biblical and Pneumatological Research: Volume One 2009: 1

Journal of Biblical and Pneumatological ResearchVOLUME ONE FALL 2009The Journal of Biblical and Pneumatological Research (JBPR) is a new international peer-reviewed academic serial dedicated to narratively and rhetorically minded exegesis of biblical and related texts. Potential topics include theological and pneumatological interpretation the role of spiritual experience with authorial canonical and contemporary contexts and the contextual activity of Ruach Yahweh Ruach Elohim and various identifications of the Holy Spirit. JBPR hopes to stimulate new thematic and narrative-critical exploration and discovery in both traditional and under-explored areas of research. CONTENTS: Contextual Analysis and Interpretation with Sensitivity to the Spirit as Interactive Person: Editors Explanation and Welcome to JBPR KEITH WARRINGTON Suffering and the Spirit in Luke-Acts WILHELM J. WESSELS Empowered by the Spirit of Yahweh: A Study of Micah 3:8 KENNETH BASS The Narrative and Rhetorical Use of Divine Necessity in Luke-Acts JACQUELINE GREY Acts of the Spirit: Ezekiel 37 in the Light of Contemporary Speech-Act Theory JOHN C. POIRIER Spirit-Gifted Callings in the Pauline Corpus Part I: The Laying On of Hands ROB STARNER Luke: Storyteller Interpreter Evangelist: A Review Article Review of Wilda C. Gafney Daughters of Miriam: Women Prophets in Ancient Israel (Leonard P. Mare) Review of Richard M. Davidson Flame of Yahweh: Sexuality in the Old Testament (Roger D. Cotton) Review of Robby Waddell The Spirit of the Book of Revelation (David G. Clark) Review of Graham Twelftree In the Name of Jesus: Exorcism Among Early Christians (Jon Mark Ruthven) Reviews of Gordon Fee Galatians (Janet Meyer Everts and George Lyons)