Book cover for Spirit and Scripture: Exploring a Pneumatic Hermeneutic by Kevin L. Spawn and Archie T Wright

Spirit and Scripture

Exploring a Pneumatic Hermeneutic

Kevin L. Spawn
Archie T Wright
2011 Released
248 Pages
4-6 Hours
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T&T ClarkISBN 9780567132604

This book considers the academic treatment of biblical interpretation in the renewal movement, the fastest growing tradition in Christendom today.

The initial chapter surveys the history of biblical interpretation in the renewal tradition and provides a conceptual basis for the book.


In Part II, six renewal scholars outline a proposal for the future of biblical hermeneutics in the tradition. These authors address certain key questions. What is the role of the Holy Spirit in biblical interpretation? What are the distinctive presuppositions, methods and goals of renewal biblical hermeneutics? Three prominent biblical scholars (Craig G. Bartholomew, James D.G. Dunn, R. Walter L. Moberly) respond to the proposals outlined above. These critical responses deepen the examination of renewal biblical hermeneutics as well as increase its appeal to biblical and theological scholars in general.

The final chapter offers a synthesis and evaluation of the accomplishments of the discussion, as well as an assessment of the state of the discipline with an eye toward the future.

Kevin L. Spawn

Kevin L. Spawn (D.Phil., Oxford University) is Associate Professor of Old Testament at the School of Divinity, Regent University and is author of "As It Is Written" and Other Citation Formulae in the Old Testament: Their Use, Development, Syntax and Significance (2002).

Archie T Wright

Dr. Archie Wright is the executive director of the Catholic Biblical Association of America. He is a visiting lecturer at The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. and London School of Theology in London, UK. His Doctorate is in the area of Second Temple Judaism and biblical interpretation in early Judaism and Christianity. He earned his PhD at Durham University in England under the supervision of professors Loren T. Stuckenbruck and C.T. Robert Hayward. Other publications include The Origin of Evil Spirits, Satan and the Problem of Evil, Early Jewish Literature: An Anthology, and The Spirit Says: Inspiration and Interpretation in Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Texts along with other essays and journal articles.

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