Filled with the Spirit

Filled with the Spirit / John R. Levison
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Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Abbreviations......Page 13
Introduction......Page 15
Part I: Israelite Literature......Page 30
Prescript to Part I: Hermann Gunkel, the Spirit, and the Spectacular......Page 32
Spirit, Earth, and Water......Page 43
Spirit on the Ash Heap......Page 46
Spirit, Praise, and the Shadow of Death......Page 52
Elihu's Rage......Page 63
The Dilemma of Translation......Page 65
Spirit, Justice, and Power: Micah......Page 70
Spirit and the Dreamer: Joseph......Page 77
Spirit and Generosity: Bezalel......Page 80
Exodus 28:1-3......Page 81
Exodus 31:1-6; 36:1-2; 35:30-35......Page 87
Exodus 35:34......Page 93
Conclusion......Page 94
Spirit within Joshua......Page 96
Numbers 27:18-23......Page 97
Deuteronomy 34:9......Page 99
Spirit to the nth Degree: Daniel......Page 103
Conclusion: Elihu's Rage and Daniel's Wisdom......Page 109
3. Spirit and New Creation in the Shadow of Death......Page 116
Hope in Human Initiative......Page 118
Hope in the Symbiosis of Divine and Human Initiative......Page 119
The Indispensable Core of Divine Initiative......Page 120
Spirit and the Valley of the Shadow of Death......Page 123
The Spirit and Vitality......Page 126
The Spirit and Ezekiel's Experience......Page 128
The Spirit and a New Eden......Page 129
Postscript to Part I......Page 133
Part II: Jewish Literature......Page 136
Prescript to Part II: Hermann Gunkel, the Spirit, and the Impoverishment of Judaism......Page 138
Ben Sira and the Scribal Vocation......Page 147
Stirring a Holy Spirit......Page 156
Defiling a Holy Spirit......Page 159
Forfeiting a Holy Spirit......Page 162
Summary......Page 165
Pneuma, Cosmos, Psyche......Page 166
The Quintessence of the Holy Spirit: Seneca......Page 170
A Holy Spirit and the Path to Virtue: The Alexandrian Jewish Tradition......Page 171
Conclusion......Page 180
2. Spirit and the Allure of Ecstasy......Page 183
The Legacy of Delphi......Page 184
Spirit-filling and Ventriloquism......Page 186
Spirit-filling and Enthusiasm......Page 188
Spirit-filling and Drunkenness......Page 197
Spirit-filling and Inflammation......Page 200
Conclusion......Page 205
Escaping the Allure of Ecstasy......Page 207
The Qumran Hymns......Page 214
Philo Judaeus......Page 218
4 Ezra......Page 225
Conclusion......Page 228
Spirit and Creation......Page 231
Spirit and the Valley of Dry Bones......Page 234
Spirit and New Creation......Page 237
Spirit, Eden, and Temple......Page 241
Conclusion......Page 245
Postscript to Part II......Page 247
Part III: Early Christian Literature......Page 252
Prescript to Part III: Hermann Gunkel, the Spirit, and Diversity in Early Christian Literature......Page 254
Spirit as Teacher and Guide......Page 258
Spirit as the Object of Opposition......Page 259
Spirit and Prayer......Page 260
Spirit and Prophecy......Page 261
1. Vestiges of Earlier Eras......Page 265
Paul's Letters......Page 267
Luke-Acts......Page 270
The Fourth Gospel......Page 274
Supplanting This Spirit......Page 275
Ezekiel's Vision in a New Key......Page 282
The Spirit and Sexual Sanctity......Page 292
The Spirit Received......Page 296
Not Works of Torah but Faith......Page 298
Not Slavery but Sonship......Page 301
Not the Spirit of the World but the Spirit from God......Page 308
A New Temple......Page 312
A Foundation Well Laid, a Spirit-Filled Temple (1 Cor 3:16-17)......Page 314
The Body as a Temple (1 Cor 6:19)......Page 323
Christ, Beliar, and the Temple (2 Cor 6:14-7:1)......Page 329
Summary......Page 335
A New Creation......Page 336
The Salience of a Slave-Girl......Page 346
The Allure of Ecstasy at Pentecost......Page 354
Filled with the Spirit......Page 355
Aflame with the Spirit......Page 357
Drunk with the Spirit......Page 360
Fire, Filling, Intoxication......Page 363
Speaking in Tongues......Page 365
Spirit and the Inspired Interpretation of Scripture......Page 376
The Inspired Interpretation of Scripture......Page 378
Inspired Proclamation......Page 386
Dreaming Dreams and Seeing Visions......Page 391
Conclusion......Page 392
4. Filled with the Spirit, the Fourth Gospel, and 1 John......Page 395
A New Creation......Page 396
A New Temple......Page 401
Summary......Page 407
Spirit as a Promised Paraclete......Page 409
The Spirit of Truth......Page 412
Two Modes of Divine Presence......Page 419
Spirit and Revealed Knowledge......Page 428
Summary......Page 433
Two Spirits and Two Communities......Page 436
The Spirit and Prophetic Authority......Page 438
The Spirit and the Demise of Teaching......Page 444
Conclusion......Page 449
Postscript to Part III......Page 451
Epilogue......Page 457
Index of Modern Authors......Page 459
Index of Subjects and Ancient Names......Page 462
A. Hebrew Scriptures (MT)......Page 476
C. Apocrypha......Page 481
D. Pseudepigrapha......Page 482
F. Dead Sea Scrolls......Page 483
H. Philo......Page 484
I. Greek and Roman Authors......Page 485
J. New Testament......Page 487
L. Zoroastrian......Page 492