"Pentecostalism is a movement that, in a little over a century, has circled the globe and impacted every quarter of Christendom. At its heart the movement bears witness to a contemporary experience of divine-human encounter, in line with the prophetic claims of the Old Testament and the Pentecost testimony of the New. This kind of encounter with the power, presence, and Spirit of God is transformative enough, at both personal and corporate levels, to evoke a new way of seeing the world and, with it, a new way of reading the Word. Here the authors are deft guides. They present thoughtful readers with an overview of the Old Testament that is explicitly engaged with the faith and practice of the Pentecostal movement and the scholarship that has been generated by this contemporary, global, Christian movement. They also invite readers to approach Scriptire with the expectation of being encountered and addressed by a Living Voice, flipping the primary goal of biblical study from us interpreting Scripture to Scripture interpreting us." -- Back cover. |