Lee Roy Martin, The Unheard Voice of God: A Pentecostal Hearing of the Book of Judges: A Theological Review

Author: Pope, Robert

Source: Journal of Pentecostal Theology, Volume 18, Number 1, 2009 , pp. 20-29(10)

Publisher: BRILL

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Abstract:

This review of Lee Roy Martin's The Unheard Voice of God: A Pentecostal Hearing of the Book of Judges draws on some of the main themes of the book and poses some theological questions with the intention of continuing the book's constructive agenda. The aim is a dialogue in which aspects of Dr Martin's argument are rehearsed, questioned and brought alongside insights from other theological traditions. Hermeneutics are under consideration, specifically a Pentecostal hermeneutic, but so too are the more fundamental questions of how scripture speaks a Word of God into the faith community and how that faith community might hear it. The review emphasises the need to be careful, faithful and expectant hearers and suggests that the reader and the expositor might also have a place to play in a Pentecostal hermeneutic. Some insights from Reformed theology are presented, particularly the importance of proclamation and the role which the Holy Spirit plays in receiving and living in obedience to God's word. In conclusion, a number of questions are posed while Dr Martin's contribution is noted and applauded.

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Keywords: HERMENEUTICS; 'WORD OF THE LORD'; READER; EXPOSITOR; TEXT; NARRATIVE

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/174552509X442138

Publication date: 2009-05-01