The 'spiritual death' of Jesus : a Pentecostal investigation / by William P. Atkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkinson, William, 1961-

Series:

Global Pentecostal and Charismatic studies ; v. 1.

Global Pentecostal and Charismatic studies, 1876-2247 ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Crucifixion.

Jesus Christ.

Kenyon, Essek William, 1867-1948.

Kenyon, Essek William.

Faith movement (Hagin).

Pentecostalism.

Physical Description:

vi, 293 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Winner of the Award of Excellence of the Foundation for Pentecostal Scholarship 2010. The teaching of Kenyon, Hagin and Copeland that Jesus ‘died spiritually’ (JDS) is important because of the influence of these men, not least on Pentecostalism. JDS originated with Kenyon, and has been taught in the Word-faith movement by Hagin and Copeland, despite much criticism. It incorporates three elements: in this death, Jesus was separated from God; partook of a satanic nature; and was Satan’s prey. This theological appraisal takes research far further than previous works, both in method and in scope. It concludes that adoption of JDS by Pentecostalism would be damaging in several respects, and thus draw the latter away from its moorings in traditional Christianity. Pentecostals and others are advised to reject the bulk of this teaching.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / P. Atkinson

Chapter One. The JDS Debate And Debaters / P. Atkinson

Chapter Two. Scope, Criteria And Methods / P. Atkinson

Chapter Three. Jesus’ ‘Spiritual Death’ And Its Necessity / P. Atkinson

Chapter Four. Jesus’ ‘Spiritual Death’ As Separation From God / P. Atkinson

Chapter Five. Jesus’ ‘Spiritual Death’ As Partaking Of A Sinful, Satanic Nature / P. Atkinson

Chapter Six. Jesus’ ‘Spiritual Death’ As Becoming Satan’S Prey / P. Atkinson

Chapter Seven. Conclusions / P. Atkinson

Bibliography / P. Atkinson

Index Of References / P. Atkinson

Index Of Authors / P. Atkinson

Index Of Subjects / P. Atkinson.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-280) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-40058-4

9786612400582

90-474-2531-6

OCLC:

568402104

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004171992.i-294 DOI