Roger J. Stronstad (died 29 August, 2022) was a Canadian

Pentecostal Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement

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scholar and

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. He was an Associate Professor in Bible and Theology at

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(formerly Western Pentecostal Bible College) in

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, having retired from there in 2017.Lauren Stronstad, personal letter to Rev. S. E. Osenbaugh, May 23, 2022. He also published six books.

Works

In ''The Charismatic Theology of St. Luke'' (1984), he argues for a Pentecostal interpretation of

Luke People *Luke (given name), a masculine given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Luke (surname) (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luke. Also known as ...

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. He contends that Luke believed the gift of the Spirit was vocational, rather than soteriological or ethical, i.e. the

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was given to empower them to be witnesses, rather than to bring them

salvation Salvation (from Latin: ''salvatio'', from ''salva'', 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion and theology, ''salvation'' generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its c ...

. This book has been translated in French (La théologie charismatique de St Luc). In ''Spirit, Scripture and Theology'' (1995), Stronstad surveys Pentecostal

hermeneutics Hermeneutics () is the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts. Hermeneutics is more than interpretative principles or methods used when immediate c ...

(methods of biblical interpretation), examining the views of Gordon D. Fee,

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and William H. Menzies. Again he returns to Luke-Acts to formulate his own hermeneutical approach. In ''The Prophethood of All Believers'' (1999), he builds on his interpretation of Luke-Acts, focusing on the Holy Spirit as the giver of

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gifts to the

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. He is also co-editor (with French L. Arrington and Timothy Jenney) of the ''Life in the Spirit New Testament Commentary'' (2003).

References

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