Winter 2003

• Christians and Muslims: Confronting fourteen centuries of ambition, sorrow, and bad faith

  Christian History 74 (Vol XXI No 2). “Christians & Muslims: Confronting fourteen centuries of ambition, sorrow, and bad faith.” Perhaps no other Christian magazine is as poised to offer as complete a picture of the historical conflict between Islam and Christianity as Christian History. In a ... Read More

• The Secret Codes in Matthew: Examining Israel’s Messiah, Part 8: Matthew 11-12, by Kevin M. Williams

  Apart from bringing some Hebraic elements to light in the life of Yeshua1  and His ministry, this series has been unveiling the theme “Yeshua is the long awaited Messiah of Israel.” We have repeatedly demonstrated from the text how the teaching and deeds of Yeshua ... Read More

• Coming in the Spring 2003 (6:2) Issue

    Messianic teacher Kevin Williams continues his Messianic Foundations Series with the ninth chapter in a mini-series on the Gospel of Matthew. Readers will discover new insights into the messages of Messiah in “Yeshua the Parable Preacher” as Kevin investigates the rich background of the parables.     Chapters ... Read More

• Rodman Williams: The Gift of the Holy Spirit Today: Purpose, Part 1

    The first part of chapter four from Professor Williams’ book, The Gift of the Holy Spirit Today, about the greatest reality of our time. Chapter Four: Purpose The central purpose for the gift of the Holy Spirit is power. The biblical term is dunamis—power, strength, might, force—and ... Read More

• Did Peter’s Vision in Acts 10 Pertain to Men or the Menu?

    Chris A. Miller, “Did Peter’s Vision in Acts 10 Pertain to Men or the Menu?” Bibliotheca Sacra 159 (July-Sept 2002), pages 302-17. Over the years I have been interested in the various interpretations of Peter’s dream in the 10th chapter of the Book of the Acts ... Read More

• Winter 2003: Other Significant Articles

    Christine Scheller, “The Little School in the Living Room Grows Up: A homeschooling mom visits one of the largest conventions in the country and notes how this form of alternative education has changed—to the chagrin of traditionalists” Christianity Today (Sept. 9, 2002), pages 46-52. Observations ... Read More

• Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches and Ecumenism: An Interview with Mel Robeck

    A conversation with Professor and Pentecostal Statesman Cecil M. Robeck, Jr.   PneumaReview.com: As a Pentecostal, how do you define ecumenism? Mel Robeck: The term “ecumenism” is derived from the Greek word oikoumene, which comes from the noun, oikos. The basic meaning of oikos is “house,” and by ... Read More

• From the Editor’s Desk: Winter 2003

  Blessings to you, reader, in the name of our Messiah and Lord Jesus Christ. It is a true privilege to announce our sixth year of publication beginning with this issue. I am standing in awe of what God has allowed this simple ministry to have accomplished ... Read More

• Advents of the Spirit, reviewed by Amos Yong

    Bradford E. Hinze and D. Lyle Dabney, eds., Advents of the Spirit: An Introduction to the Current Study of Pneumatology, Marquette Studies in Theology 30 (Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2002), 484 pages, ISBN 9780874626797. There are two main reasons why I want to encourage readers of ... Read More

• The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements

    Stanley M. Burgess and Eduard M. van der Maas, eds., The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements, Revised and expanded edition (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002), 1278 + xxxi pages. Growing up in a non-charismatic Christian home, I knew little about the history of ... Read More