The Holy Spirit: A Pentecostal Perspective

by Anthony D. Palma, George O. Wood (Foreword by)

Overview

Ideal for a small group study and for personal study, this book is driven by the question, What does the Scripture say about the Holy Spirit? Preeminent scholar Anthony D. Palma looks to the Bible for a thorough understanding of the person and work of the Holy Spirit. Three major areas are explored and tested: a presentation of the commonly held theological beliefs regarding the Holy Spirit, an in-depth exploration of the Pentecostal teaching on the baptism in the Holy Spirit, and a discussion of the nature of spiritual gifts and whether the extraordinary gifts were withdrawn after the first century. Each part draws from the original languages and effectively fuses theology to everyday experience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780882437866
Publisher:	Gospel Publishing House
Publication date:	01/01/2008
Pages:	303
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Anthony D. Palma has had a long and distinguished career as an educator, especially as professor of New Testament, Greek, and theology. He has served on a number of Assemblies of God faculties, including that of its seminary. His degrees include an M.Div. from New York Theological Seminary and an S.T.M. and a Th.D. from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. He has contributed to The Full Life Bible Commentary, Bible Doctrines, and The Holy Spirit in Christian Education; monographs include The Spirit: God in Action. Dr. George O. Wood is general superintendent of the US Assemblies of God and chairman of the World AG Fellowship. He was assistant superintendent of the Southern California District from 1988 to 1993, after pastoring Newport-Mesa Christian Center in Costa Mesa, California, for seventeen years. The son of missionary parents, he holds a doctoral degree in pastoral theology from Fuller Theological Seminary and a Juris Doctorate from Western State University College of Law.