TTH 640 -- THE HOLY SPIRITINSTRUCTOR: JACK COTTRELL
ASSIGNMENTS – Pre-Spring 2008Two credit hours
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course discusses the Biblical teaching about the person and work of the Holy Spirit, both in Old Testament times and in the New Covenant era. Regarding the latter, it discusses the work of the Spirit before conversion, during conversion, and after conversion. Regarding the last of these, it discusses the sanctification process and spiritual gifts (miraculous and non-miraculous).
A. Purpose of the Course. Because of the vital role of the Spirit in the personal lives of Christians and the corporate life of the Church, and because of the widespread confusion and false teaching related thereto, it is essential that Christian workers understand the Biblical teaching about these matters. This course is thus designed to set forth in a systematic way what the Bible teaches about the person and work of the Holy Spirit.
B.Objectives of the Course. After taking this course --
1.The student should understand who the Holy Spirit is, how He worked in Old Testament times, how He worked in the Apostolic age of the Church, and how He has continued to work in the post-Apostolic era.
2.The student should understand the purpose and limitations of miraculous spiritual gifts since Pentecost.
3.The student should understand how the Holy Spirit has worked and is working in his or her own life, and should know how to take greater advantage of the gift of the indwelling Spirit for the purpose of living a deeper and fuller spiritual life.
C.Class Sessions. This course meets on January 7-10, beginning Monday at 10 a.m. and ending Thursday at 12:20 p.m. (See the detailed schedule below.) The student should bring to class (1) a Bible (NASB or ESV preferred but not required), and (2) a course outline (2007 edition), available on the Moodle website to registered students. Meals should not be eaten in the classroom.
D.Absence Policy. You are expected to attend all class sessions. When an absence is unavoidable, you should arrange to have someone tape that session; and you should listen to the tape. If you must miss more than four hours of class, please consult with the professor.
E.Determination of Course Grade.1. First book review. . . . . 30%
2. Second book review . . 30%
3. Final Exam...... 30%
4. Reading third book. . . . 10%
- Deadlines for Assignments. All assignments are due on the dates given.
G.Book Reviews. Two formal reviews (on paper, 1750-2000 words each) are due as described below. Put word count on title page. See explanation below.
H. How To Write a Book Review.
A book review should attempt to answer the following questions. First, what is the writer's overall purpose? What does he hope to accomplish with the book? What main point is he trying to make?
Second, how well does the writer accomplish his purpose? Does he cover the subject adequately? Does he leave any loose ends, any questions unanswered? Does he treat all viewpoints fairly and take account of all the options? Such questions as these must be answered only in terms of the author's intended purpose.
Third, are there logical or theological weaknesses or errors in the author's presentation? Are his conclusions really supported by the evidence presented? Are his presuppositions legitimate? Is his thinking Biblical? To answer such questions as these, the reviewer must read the book critically. He must not simply report what the book says, but must evaluate what is said.
Fourth, what is the value or usefulness of the book? Who would profit most from reading it?
A reviewer need not and probably should not slavishly outline his review according to the four categories mentioned above. All the elements should be included, but the form will vary according to the nature of the book being reviewed.
- The following three books will be read as course assignments:
Berding, Kenneth. What Are Spiritual Gifts? Rethinking the Conventional View. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2006.
Cottrell, Jack. Power from on High: What the Bible Says About the Holy Spirit. Joplin, MO: College Press, 2007.
MacArthur, John F. Jr. Charismatic Chaos. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993.
- Assignment Dates.
Jan. 7 -- First Day of Class
Jan. 10 – Last Day of Class. A take-home final exam will be distributed on this date.
Jan. 21 – Completed exam must be submitted either to the professor’s office or on-campus mail-box, or must be
in the mail to the professor’s school address: Cincinnati Bible Seminary, 2700 Glenway Avenue,
Cincinnati, OH45204. This will not be returned. Send e-mail request for your grade if desired.
Jan. 28 – Last day to report (via e-mail or p-mail—see above) the reading of Cottrell, Power from on High.
Feb. 18 – Last day to submit a paper review of Berding, What Are Spiritual Gifts? (See above for options.) Enclose
SASE (or CCU box number) if you want it returned to you.
Mar. 10 – Last day to submit a paper review of MacArthur, Charismatic Chaos. (See above for options.) Enclose
SASE (or CCU box number) if you want it returned to you.
- Communication. Professor's E-mail or
. Address: 2700 Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati, OH45204. Phone:
513-244-8166 (school office) or 812-637-9628 (home office).
- The professor reserves the right to make any changes in this syllabus as determined necessary.
- Daily schedule:
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
8:15 – 9:30 a.m.8:15 -- 9:30 a.m.8:15 -- 9:30 a.m.
9:40 – 11:00 a.m.9:40 -- 11:00 a.m.9:40 -- 11:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.11:10 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.11:10 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.11:10 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
(LUNCH) (LUNCH) (LUNCH) HOME!
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.2:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.2:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.
4:20 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.4:20:p.m. – 6:00 p.m.4:20 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Bibliography for
THE HOLY SPIRIT
Cincinnati Bible Seminary
Pre-Spring 2008
(An asterisk * means the book is recommended.)
I. General Works
Badcock, Gary D. Light of Truth and Fire of Love: A Theology of the Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997.
*Bales, James D. The Holy Spirit and the Christian. Shreveport, LA: Lambert Book House, 1966. A succinct Biblical study by a prolific church of Christ author. Recommended.
Barclay, William. The Promiseof the Spirit. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1960.
Boatman, Russell. What the Bible Says About the Holy Spirit. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1989. Restoration scholarship.
Boles, H. Leo. The Holy Spirit: His Personality, Nature, Works. Nashville: Gospel Advocate, 1956. An older Restoration work.
Brown, Paul. The Holy Spirit and the Bible. Issaquah, WA: Christian Focus Publications, 2004. Discusses the Spirit=s role in interpreting Scripture.
*Bruner, Frederick D. A Theology of the Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1970; reprint, Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock. An excellent study that ought to be read by everyone, though its focus is more specific than general. See section V. below.
Bruner, Frederick D.; and William Hordern. The Holy Spirit: Shy Member of the Trinity. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1984. A compact study that contains a quite strong view of water baptism.
Buchanan, James. The Office and Work of the Holy Spirit. Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1985 reprint of 1867 ed. Reformed perspective.
Burge, Gary M. The Anointed Community: The Holy Spirit in the Johannine Tradition. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988. Examines all the passages dealing with the Spirit in the writings of John.
Campbell, Alexander; and N. L. Rice. A Debate… on…Christian Baptism. Lexington, KY: A. T. Skillman and Son, 1844. Includes a discussion of the role of the Spirit in conversion, explaining Campbell’s view and the Calvinist view – neither of which is adequate.
Candlish, J. S. Work of the Holy Spirit. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1883.
Carter, Charles Webb. The Person and Ministry of the Holy Spirit: A Wesleyan Perspective. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1974. Emphasizes the Wesleyan distinctive of sanctification.
Cole, Graham A. Engaging with the Holy Spirit: Real Questions, Practical Answers. Wheaton: Crossway, 2008. A smaller work (144p.) dealing with six specific questions, e.g., blaspheming, quenching, and grieving the Spirit.
Cole, Graham A. He Who Gives Life: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Wheaton: Crossway, 2007. Comprehensive.
*Cottrell, Jack. The Holy Spirit: A Biblical Study. Joplin, MO: College Press, 2006. A shorter work, useful for Bible study classes.
*Cottrell, Jack. Power from on High: What the Bible Says about the Holy Spirit. Joplin, MO: College Press, 2007. A longer work (c. 500 pp.) for more in-depth study.
Crawford, C. C. The Holy Spirit: His Person and Powers. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1972. A wordy work from a twentiethcentury Restoration author.
DeWelt, Don. The Power of the Holy Spirit. 4 vols. Joplin, MO: College Press, 19631976. Thorough treatment of every Biblical passage dealing with the Holy Spirit. (So thorough as to be tedious at times.)
*Edgar, Thomas R. Satisfied by the Promise of the Spirit: Affirming the Fullness of God's Provision for Spiritual Living. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1996. Good response to charismatic claims.
Fee, Gordon D. God's Empowering Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Letters of Paul. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1994.
Fee, Gordon D. The Holy Spirit in Paul. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1995. A condensation of the preceding work.
*Ferguson, Sinclair B. The Holy Spirit. Downers Grove: IVP, 1996. Watch out for typical Calvinistic emphases.
Fitch, William. The Ministry of the Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1974.
Green, Michael. I Believe in the Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989.
GriffithThomas, W. H. The Holy Spirit of God. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1955.
Hamilton, James M., Jr. God’s Indwelling Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Old & New Testaments. Nashville:
Broadman and Holman, 2006. Argues that OT saints were regenerated but not indwelt by the Spirit.
Hawthrone, Gerald F. The Presence and the Power. Dallas: Word, 1991.
Hildebrandt, Wilf. An Old Testament Theology of the Spirit of God. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1995.
Hunley, J. B. Pentecost and the Holy Spirit. New York: Revell, 1928. Older Restoration study.
Jacoby, Douglas. The Spirit: The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Lives of Disciples, rev. ed. Newton Upper Falls, MA: Illumination Publishers, 2005. Churches of Christ author; breezy but solid.
Jones, A. B. The Spiritual Side of Our Plea. St. Louis: Christian Publishing Co., 1901. Older Restoration author; critiques the word-only view.
Karkkainen, Veli-Matti. Pneumatology: The Holy Spirit in Ecumenical, International, and Contextual Perspectives. GR: Baker, 2002.
Keener, Craig S. Three Crucial Questions About the Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996. Mostly on the baptism and gifts of the Spirit. Author is Charismatic.
Keener, Craig S. Gift and Giver: The Holy Spirit for Today. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001. Revision of Three Crucial Questions About the Holy Spirit. Author is Charismatic.
Ketcherside, Carl. Heaven Help Us. Cincinnati: Standard Publishing, 1974. A plodding Restoration work; has an excellent chapter on the problem of blasphemy against the Spirit.
Kuglin, Robert J. Handbook on the Holy Spirit. Camp Hill, PA: Christian Publications, 1996. Charismatic where relevant.
Kuyper, Abraham. The Work of the Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1956. Strong Calvinism
Lehman, Chester K. The Holy Spirit and the Holy Life. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1959.
Lindsell, Harold. The Holy Spirit in the Latter Days. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1983.
LloydJones, D. Martyn. Growing in the Spirit. Westchester, IL: Crossway Books, 1989.
Moody, Dale. Spirit of the Living God: The Biblical Concepts Interpreted in Context. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1968. Moody, a Southern Baptist systematic theologian, is somewhat liberal and sometimes a bit of a maverick in the eyes of traditional Baptists.
*Morris, Leon. Spirit of the Living God. Chicago: InterVarsity, 1960. An excellent brief study.
*Pache, Rene. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit. Chicago: Moody, 1954. A good study; Calvinistic where relevant. [Calvinism affects the doctrine of the Holy Spirit especially with regard to the concepts of illumination and regeneration (the latter being the idea of "irresistible grace.")]
Packer, J. I. Keep in Step with the Spirit. Old Tappan, NJ: Revell, 1984.
Palmer, Edwin H. The Person and Ministry of the Holy Spirit: The Traditional Calvinistic Perspective. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1974.
Pentecost, J. Dwight. The Divine Comforter: The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1998. Reprint of 1963 Revell publication.
*Pettegrew, Larry. The New Covenant Ministry of the Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2001.
Pinnock, Clark H. Flame of Love: A Theology of the Holy Spirit. Downers Grove: IVP, 1996.
Ramm, Bernard. Rapping About the Spirit. Waco: Word, 1974.
Ramm, Bernard. The Witness of the Spirit. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1959. An explanation and attempted defense of this specific doctrine (including the idea of illumination), especially in its Calvinistic form.
Shelton, James B. Mighty in Word and Deed: The Role of the Holy Spirit in LukeActs. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1991.
Smeaton, George. The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. 2nd edition. Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1974. Originally: 1889. Reformed perspective.
Sproul, R. C. The Mystery of the Holy Spirit. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 1990. The Spirit's role in creation, salvation, the Trinity, and the life of the believer. Reformed perspective.
Stanger, Frank B. The Church Empowered: The Nature and Workings of the Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids: Zondervan's Francis Asbury Press, 1989. A Wesleyan view of the way the Spirit works in the life of the church.
*Stanley, Charles. The Wonderful SpiritFilled Life. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1992. How the Spirit works in everyday life.
Stanton, Graham N., et al., eds. The Holy Spirit and Christian Origins: Essays in Honor of James D. G. Dunn. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005.
Swete, Henry Barclay. The Holy Spirit in the New Testament: A Study of Primitive Christian Teaching. London: Macmillan, 1921.
Symposium on the Holy Spirit. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1966. Selections from the writings of older Restoration writers, including A. Campbell's debate with N. L. Rice, on the subject of how the Spirit works in salvation.
Tan, SiangYang; and Douglas H. Gregg. Disciplines of the Holy Spirit: How To Connect to the Spirit's Power and Presence. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997. Practical and slightly mystical.
*Thomas, J. D. The Spirit and Spirituality. Abilene: Biblical Research Press, 1966. An excellent but brief study from a church of Christ scholar.
Torrey, R. A. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit. New York: Revell, 1910.
Turner, Max. The Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts: Then and Now. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1998.
*Walvoord, John F. The Holy Spirit: A Comprehensive Study of the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992.
Ward, Wayne E. The Holy Spirit. Nashville: Broadman, 1987. A volume from the "Layman's Library of Christian Doctrine. Southern Baptist.
*Williams, Donald T. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit Effects in Us What Christ Has Done for Us. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1994. Southern Baptist author.
Wood, Laurance W. Truly Ourselves, Truly the Spirit's. Grand Rapids: Zondervan's Francis Asbury Press, 1989. A Wesleyan explanation of how the Holy Spirit works to empower Christians for holy living.
*Wood, Leon. The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1976. A generally good study, though some would disagree with his explanation of the nature of "prophesying."
Wright, Christopher J. H. Knowing the Holy Spirit Through the Old Testament. Wheaton: Crossway, 2007.
II. Reference Works And Historical Studies
Burgess, Stanley M. The Holy Spirit: Eastern Christian Traditions. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1989. This is the second in a series of historical studies by this Pentecostal author, which also includes the following two volumes.
Burgess, Stanley M. The Holy Spirit: Medieval Roman Catholic and Reformation Traditions (6th 16th Centuries). Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1997. Third in the same series.
Burgess, Stanley M. The Spirit and the Church: Antiquity. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1984. The first in the series.
Congar, Yves. I Believe in the Holy Spirit, tr. David Smith. 3 vols. New York: Seabury Press, 1983. These three slender volumes trace the history of this doctrine throughout the history of the church.
Heron, Alasdair I. C. The Holy Spirit. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1983. This is a onevolume historical survey.
Mills, Watson. The Holy Spirit: A Bibliography. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1988. Lists hundreds and hundreds of books and articles.
O'Carroll, Michael. Veni Creator Spiritus: An Encyclopedia on the Holy Spirit. Wilmington, DE: Michael Glazier, 1989. A Roman Catholic author covers the teachings (and teachers) on the Holy Spirit from the Bible to the present.
Swete, Henry Barclay. The Holy Spirit in the AncientChurch: A Study of Christian Teaching in the Age of the Fathers. New York: Macmillan, 1912.
III. Baptism In The Holy Spirit
*Brand, Chad Owen; and R. Stanton Norman, eds. Perspectives on Spirit Baptism: Five Views. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 2004.
*Dunn, James D. G. Baptism in the Holy Spirit: A Reexamination of the New Testament Teaching on the Gift of the Spirit in Relation to Pentecostalism Today. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1970. A sensible, scholarly, nonPentecostal view of the subject. Relates baptism in the Spirit to conversion rather than to a "second work of grace" with charismatic manifestations.
Ervin, Howard M. ConversionInitiation and the Baptism in the Holy Spirit: A Critique of James D. G. Dunn, Baptism in the Holy Spirit. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1984. A Pentecostal/Charismatic reply to Dunn, equating baptism in the Spirit with the "second work."
Ervin, Howard M. Spirit Baptism: A Biblical Investigation. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1987. Pentecostal; revised edition of These Are Not Drunken As Ye Suppose (1968).
*Gibson, Robert Leon. Christian, You Were Baptized in Water and Spirit. Fort Worth: Star Bible Publications, 1987. Church of Christ writer says all Christians have been baptized in the Spirit as a conversion experience, not a charismatic experience.
Hoekema, Anthony. Holy Spirit Baptism. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1972. Refutation of the Pentecostal view and defense of the conversion view from a "faithonly" perspective.
Lederle, H. I. Treasures Old and New: Interpretations of "SpiritBaptism" in the Charismatic Renewal Movement. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1987. Lengthy study with a good bibliography.
LloydJones, D. Martyn. The Baptism and Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996. A reprint of two of his works: Joy Unspeakable and The Sovereign Spirit.
LloydJones, D. Martyn. Joy Unspeakable: Power and Renewal in the Holy Spirit. Wheaton: Harold Shaw Publishers, 1985.