Review of Charles Holman’s “Till Jesus Comes: Origins of Christian Apocalyptic Expectation”

Holman, Charles L.: Till Jesus Comes : Origins of Christian Apocalyptic Expectation. Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, 1996
For more information on Dr. Charles Holman, visit: http://www.regent.edu/acad/schdiv/holman/charles.shtml
Holman comments on Joel 2-3 as follows:
Following material blessing, a deluge of the Spirit “on all flesh” is foreseen, answering to the downpour in verse 23 which replenished the earth [...]

Review of Greg Carey “Ultimate Things: An Introduction to Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic Literature”

Carey, G. (2005). Ultimate Things: An Introduction to Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic Literature. St. Louis, MO: Chalice.

Commenting on Joel 2:28-32, Carey (2005:61) says:
…it proclaimed an eschatological age marked by prophetic and visionary activity…Peter recites part of the passage to interpret the manifestations of the Spirit at Pentecost (2:16-21). Likewise, Paul, who testifies to prophetic activity [...]

Review of G.K. Beale’s “The New Testament and New Creation”

                                          
Beale, G.K. (2002). The New Testament and New Creation. In Hafemann, S.J. (ed), Biblical Theology: Retrospect & Prospect. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity.
 
 The phrase “latter days” occurs approximately twenty-seven times in the NT, and only sometimes [...]

Max Turner’s “The Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts”

This isn’t a review per se, but rather some of my thoughts on a single citation from Turner’s volume.
Turner, M. (1998) The Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts in the New Testament and Today. Hendrickson: Peabody, MA.
The nature of the gift of the Spirit which Peter promises to all who call on the name of the [...]

More Thoughts on Max Turner’s “Spirit of Prophecy”

Turner, Max. 1998. The ‘Spirit of Prophecy’ As the Power of Israel’s Restoration and Witness. In “Witness to the Gospel: The Theology of Acts” edited by Marshall, I.H. & Peterson, D.
My first post can be read at http://endued.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/review-of-max-turner’s-“’the-spirit-of-prophecy’-as-the-power-of-israel’s-restoration-and-witness”/
The Pentecost account (2:1-13) quite deliberately echoes Jewish accounts of the Sinai theophany…Jesus is exalted to God’s right hand [...]

Review of Max Turner’s “’The Spirit of Prophecy’ As the Power of Israel’s Restoration and Witness”

Turner, Max. 1998. The ‘Spirit of Prophecy’ As the Power of Israel’s Restoration and Witness. In “Witness to the Gospel: The Theology of Acts” edited by Marshall, I.H. & Peterson, D.

The essential background for Luke’s pneumatological material is Jewish and deeply rooted in the OT (Turner 1998:328).

Most folks tend to recognize the Gospel of Matthew [...]