The Problem of Pentecostal and Charismatic Hermeneutics: Prophetic Reenactment as a Way Forward
To bridge gaps between Pentecostal and Charismatic hermeneutics, I will use two examples to propose a method, namely prophetic reenactment. First, the Azusa Street revival dramatically represented Acts 2, reflecting an interpretation of that chapter. Although the revival most explicitly interpreted...
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| description | To bridge gaps between Pentecostal and Charismatic hermeneutics, I will use two examples to propose a method, namely prophetic reenactment. First, the Azusa Street revival dramatically represented Acts 2, reflecting an interpretation of that chapter. Although the revival most explicitly interpreted one chapter, we can discern a more thoroughgoing hermeneutic of Scripture through actions that flowed out of the revival. Specifically, I will argue that the prophetic reenactment of Acts 2 also interpreted Acts 4:33–37. Attendants came from various racial, economic, and ecclesiological backgrounds in a culture that disapproved of such intermingling. Through racial integration and actions against poverty, they implicitly interpreted Acts 4:33–37. That hermeneutic directed their newly formed spiritual community. Secondly, Revelation 14:1–5 shows a prophetic reenactment of the defiled angel myth prominent in Second Temple apocalypticism. John introduces characters who act out a reversal of 1 Enoch 12:4. Nevertheless, John shows a wider interpretive schema that extends beyond noncanonical apocalyptic hermeneutics. John never alludes to Acts 4:33–37. As a result of the prophecy and drama involved, however, John writes about a community of “144,000 virgins” that embodies Acts 4:33–37, thus including an implicit interpretation of the Acts pericope via 1 Enoch 12:4. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6ea417c150a46849f17486d77427a7d2023-11-19T02:50:38ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442023-07-0114898710.3390/rel14080987The Problem of Pentecostal and Charismatic Hermeneutics: Prophetic Reenactment as a Way ForwardScott Storbakken0Biblical Studies, W. L. Bonner College, Columbia, SC 29203, USATo bridge gaps between Pentecostal and Charismatic hermeneutics, I will use two examples to propose a method, namely prophetic reenactment. First, the Azusa Street revival dramatically represented Acts 2, reflecting an interpretation of that chapter. Although the revival most explicitly interpreted one chapter, we can discern a more thoroughgoing hermeneutic of Scripture through actions that flowed out of the revival. Specifically, I will argue that the prophetic reenactment of Acts 2 also interpreted Acts 4:33–37. Attendants came from various racial, economic, and ecclesiological backgrounds in a culture that disapproved of such intermingling. Through racial integration and actions against poverty, they implicitly interpreted Acts 4:33–37. That hermeneutic directed their newly formed spiritual community. Secondly, Revelation 14:1–5 shows a prophetic reenactment of the defiled angel myth prominent in Second Temple apocalypticism. John introduces characters who act out a reversal of 1 Enoch 12:4. Nevertheless, John shows a wider interpretive schema that extends beyond noncanonical apocalyptic hermeneutics. John never alludes to Acts 4:33–37. As a result of the prophecy and drama involved, however, John writes about a community of “144,000 virgins” that embodies Acts 4:33–37, thus including an implicit interpretation of the Acts pericope via 1 Enoch 12:4.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/8/987PentecostalcharismatichermeneuticsAzusa Street revivalActs 2Acts 4:33–37 |
| spellingShingle | Scott Storbakken The Problem of Pentecostal and Charismatic Hermeneutics: Prophetic Reenactment as a Way Forward Religions Pentecostal charismatic hermeneutics Azusa Street revival Acts 2 Acts 4:33–37 |
| title | The Problem of Pentecostal and Charismatic Hermeneutics: Prophetic Reenactment as a Way Forward |
| title_full | The Problem of Pentecostal and Charismatic Hermeneutics: Prophetic Reenactment as a Way Forward |
| title_fullStr | The Problem of Pentecostal and Charismatic Hermeneutics: Prophetic Reenactment as a Way Forward |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Problem of Pentecostal and Charismatic Hermeneutics: Prophetic Reenactment as a Way Forward |
| title_short | The Problem of Pentecostal and Charismatic Hermeneutics: Prophetic Reenactment as a Way Forward |
| title_sort | problem of pentecostal and charismatic hermeneutics prophetic reenactment as a way forward |
| topic | Pentecostal charismatic hermeneutics Azusa Street revival Acts 2 Acts 4:33–37 |
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