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The Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts: The Role of the Reader book cover

1st Edition

The Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts The Role of the Reader

By Marco C. D. Wittenberg Copyright 2026
276 Pages
by Central European University Press

What is the role of the reader in the interpretation of the biblical text. Can he create meaning, or is it the text itself that has the last word and determines the right meaning? This study investigates the role of the reader in the exegesis of passages on the Holy Spirit in Luke and Acts. Using a model of Umberto Eco, the author examines how three writers from different denominational... Read more

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: Forschungsbericht
Chapter 2: The Role of the Reader, Umberto Eco and Luke-Acts
Chapter 3: The Model Applied (1): Max M.B. Turner
Chapter 4: The Model Applied (2): Robert P. Menzies
Chapter 5: The Model Applied (3): William S. Kurz
Chapter 6: The Role of the Reader: Limits and Possibilities of Interpretation
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Pneuma and Its Derivates in the Gospel of Luke
Appendix 2: Pneuma and Its Derivates in the Book of Acts
Appendix 3: The Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts and German Influences
Bibliography

Biography

Marco C.D. Wittenberg is minister at Amstelveen (The Netherlands) and visiting professor at the Baptist’s Seminary (VU Amsterdam) and the Evangelical Theological Faculty (Leuven). He is a member of the International Commission on Theological Education of the Alliance World Fellowship.

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