A Pentecostal Reads the Book of Mormon by John Christopher Thomas
In this monograph, Pentecostal New Testament scholar John Christopher Thomas offers a constructive, critical reading of the Book of Mormon that focuses on a variety of issues often under-represented in the literature currently available. Utilizing narrative analysis Thomas begins with an investigation of the book's overall structure detected by means of literary markers in the text. He next presents an extended reading of the narrative contents of the book focusing on its literary and theological dimensions. This close reading enables the construction of a 'Theology of the Book of Mormon' that explores the major theological emphases that emerge from a narrative analysis of the book. The study next traces the book's reception amongst followers and opponents alike, as well as its impact in the areas of music, art, and disastrous interpretations of the book. The Book of Mormon and Pentecostalism are then placed into dialogue through historical analyses of early Pentecostal thought on the book and the movements it spawned, before a comparison of the theological heart of Pentecostalism and the book is given. Finally, issues of origins are discussed by an examination of the earliest story of the book's origins, the major complications of this story, and the proposal of a taxonomy of various reading strategies offered in the light of these complications. Seeking to maintain an irenic and constructive tone throughout, this work should serve both to acquaint interested readers with the Book of Mormon and to encourage candid, thoughtful, and respectful conversations about the book between those who hold it to be Scripture and those who do not.
John Christopher Thomas (PhD, University of Sheffield) is Clarence J. Abbott Professor of Biblical Studies at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary in Cleveland, TN USA and Director of the Centre for Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies at Bangor University, Bangor, North Wales UK. He is co-editor of the Journal of Pentecostal Theology and editor of its supplement series. He is the author of nine books including Footwashing in John 13 and the Johannine Community, The Devil, Disease, and Deliverance: Origins of Illness in New Testament Thought, The Apocalypse: A Literary and Theological Commentary, The Spirit of the New Testament, A Pentecostal Reads the Book of Mormon, and The Book of Revelation (THNTC) with Frank D. Macchia. Thomas is also the author of the 1 John, 2 John, 3 John volume in the Pentecostal Commentary Series.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781935931553 |
| ISBN 10 | 1935931555 |
| Title | A Pentecostal Reads the Book of Mormon |
| Author | John Christopher Thomas |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | CPT Press |
| Year published | 2016-03-31 |
| Number of pages | 494 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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