As Christians, we believe that the Bible is the sole
truth in our faith and daily life. The more we know our Bible as the Word of
God, the more we know our God and then, serve Him. How can we know and
understand the Bible, especially New Testament rightly?
Find the answer in
Book
GOSPEL AND SPIRIT:
Issues in New Testament Hermeneutics
by: Rev. Prof. Gordon
D. Fee, Ph.D., D.D.
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc.,
Massachusetts, U.S.A., 1991
In this book, as a New Testament scholar and a
Pentecostal professor, Dr. Fee explains all things about how to interpret the
New Testament rightly. In first five chapter, he says that we should recognize
that the Scripture is the word of God written by men in certain context.
Therefore, we should understand the historical context, intention, etc of the authors
that God used and the implication of the texts we interpet, so that we can
interpret the Bible accurately based on the exact intention of the authors and
the implication in our life in this age. Furthermore, Dr. Fee applied his
theories to analyse 1 Timothy 2:8-15, Pentecostal hermeneutics regarding
baptism in the Holy Spirit, and church order. In sum, he encourages us to study
and interpet the New Testament accurately based on the exact context and
intention, so that we can’t build un-biblical theology.
Endorsement:
“Gordon D. Fee, an established and influential New
Testament exegete, provides a superb analysis of a wide range of hermeneutical
issues with a wholesome combination of scholarship, insight, good sense, and
passion. These cogent essays deal carefully and patiently with those concerns
that are so important in genuine faithfulness to the authority of the Bible in
the life of the Church today. Thus, they deserve a wide reading not only in the
Evangelical and Pentecostal traditions but also in the wider Church as well.”
Rev. Prof. David M. Scholer, Th.D. (1938-2008)
(Professor of New Testament and Associate Dean
for the Center for Advanced Theological Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary
where he has been since 1994; Bachelor of
Arts—B.A. and Master of Arts—M.A.
from Wheaton College; Bachelor of
Divinity—B.D. from Gordon Divinity School; and Doctor of Theology—Th.D. from Harvard Divinity School)
Biography of the author:
Rev. Prof. Gordon Donald Fee, Ph.D., D.D. who was born in 1934 in Ashland,
Oregon, to Donald Horace Fee (1907–1999) and Gracy Irene Jacobson
(1906–1973) is an American-Canadian Christian theologian and an ordained
minister of the Assemblies of God (USA). He currently
serves as Professor Emeritus of New Testament
Studies at Regent College in Vancouver,
Canada.
Fee received his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
and Master of Arts (M.A.) degrees from Seattle Pacific University and his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from the University of Southern California.
On April 21, 2010, Fee was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity (D.D.) degree from Northwest University in
Kirkland, Washington, where Fee has taught in the past and where a building is
named for his father, Donald Fee. Fee is considered a leading expert in pneumatology
and textual criticism of the New Testament. Fee is a
member of the CBT (Committee on Bible Translation) that translated the New International Version (NIV) and
its revision, the Today's New International Version
(TNIV). He also serves on the advisory board of the International Institute for
Christian Studies.
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