Lukan Studies

Academic Research | Pentecostalism(s) | Society for Pentecostal Studies
The Role of Experience in the Interpretation of Miracle Narratives in Lucan Literature
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 17, 2026July 8, 2026
Author(s): Robert R. WadholmPublished in: 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies — Trinity Theological Seminary Abstract This paper explores the role of experience in interpreting miracle narratives in Luke-Acts, advocating for a holistic hermeneutic that takes seriously presuppositions, exegetical analysis, biblical-theological synthesis, and contemporary application of miraculous texts. Wadholm surveys rationalist critiques…
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Academic Research | Pentecostalism(s)
Spirit Baptism as a Distinct Subsequent Experience: A Lukan Narrative Argument from Acts 8 and Acts 10
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 17, 2026July 8, 2026
Author(s): Gene CoppagePublished in: Unpublished Manuscript (Submitted for peer review) Abstract This article argues that Luke’s narrative in Acts presents Spirit baptism as a sovereign, observable, and categorically distinct event from both initial conversion and water baptism. The primary evidence is drawn from Acts 8:4–17, where the Samaritan converts — already believing and water-baptized —…
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Academic Research | Pentecostalism(s) | Society for Pentecostal Studies
Luke’s Understanding of Baptism in the Holy Spirit: An Evangelical Perspective
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 17, 2026July 8, 2026
Author(s): Arie W. ZwiepPublished in: PentecoStudies, Vol. 6 No. 2 (2007) 127–149 Abstract Examines Luke’s distinctive theology of Spirit baptism from an Evangelical perspective. Zwiep provides a careful exegetical analysis of the Lukan corpus, engaging Pentecostal readings of Spirit baptism as a subsequent and empowering experience, and situating these within broader evangelical and biblical-theological discussions….
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Society for Pentecostal Studies
The Society for Pentecostal Studies: Over Five Decades of Scholarly Excellence in Pentecostal and Charismatic Research
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 14, 2026July 8, 2026
The Society for Pentecostal Studies (SPS) stands as the foremost scholarly organization dedicated to the academic study of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity in the world. Founded in 1970, it has spent over five decades building a rigorous, ecumenical, and globally engaged academic community — one that takes seriously both the intellectual demands of the academy…
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Academic Research
Academic and Pentecostal: An Appreciation of Roger Stronstad
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 14, 2026July 8, 2026
Author(s): Martin W. MittelstadtPublished in: Canadian Journal of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity Abstract Narrates Roger Stronstad’s journey in Pentecostal scholarship and offers an appreciative assessment of his enduring academic contributions. Mittelstadt summarizes The Charismatic Theology of St. Luke and addresses the Prophethood of All Believers, situating Stronstad’s work within the broader conversation on Lukan pneumatology. Full Article…
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Pentecostalism(s) | Pneumatology | Systematic Theology
Pentecostal Pneumatology and Empowerment for Service
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos April 24, 2026July 8, 2026
By Roger Oliveira de Mattos¹ ABSTRACTThis article aims to explain the doctrine of the Holy Spirit (Pneumatology) and its contribution to Pentecostal Christian spirituality. Through the baptism in the Holy Spirit (a central doctrine of Pentecostalism, of a charismatic nature) believers receive a power anointing, the purpose of which is the service of evangelization and…
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Soteriology | Study and Interpretation | Systematic Theology
The Salvific-Historical Method of the Gospel of Luke
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos April 24, 2026July 8, 2026
In his account of the Gospel, Luke highlights the pneumatological action among the various themes addressed. Starting from a context in which the work of salvation was restricted to Israel, it extends to all other peoples through the action of the Holy Spirit, manifested primarily after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Thus, the…
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Study and Interpretation
Hermeneutical Methods: The Bible and Its Multiple Interpretive Perspectives
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos April 23, 2026July 8, 2026
Biblical reading methods present different ways of interpreting the Scriptures in the light of an objective perspective. The vast majority of studies with this approach use the historical-critical method. In academic circles, some hermeneutical methods have emerged that bring ideological presuppositions to the biblical text, such as psychological critical reading, feminist criticism, and sociological criticism….
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Pentecostalism(s) | Pneumatology | Systematic Theology
Understanding the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit in Brazilian Pentecostalism
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos April 23, 2026July 8, 2026
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. This does not indicate a hierarchical position, given that God is a triune being, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—distinct persons but sharing the same divine nature. He is the Comforter, sent by Jesus to dwell in all who believe and to guide them into all…
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