Modern Misconceptions about Baptism of the Holy Spirit

RESEARCH PAPER: INFORMATION PREPARATION
After choosing the research topic, you will gather information. This is not simply listing the sources you intend to use in your paper. Rather, this is a presentation of the material you have gathered from the approved sources to use in your paper. This material consists of the direct quotes, indirect quotes, and other information from each source which you plan to incorporate into your paper. You are still in the research phase as you do this. You are going through scholarly sources to find material that you can incorporate into your paper.
The Information Preparation assignment should contain a large amount of material—probably more than you will ultimately use in your paper.
There are 2 ways to organize the material for the Information Preparation. They are as follows:
1. Following a properly-formatted bibliographic entry for each resource you intend to use, include quotes, paraphrased material, or bits of information from that resource that you believe you will use in your paper. Preface each item with the topic that it can be used to support in your paper.
2. A second way to organize your document for this assignment is by topics you will cover in the paper. Use the points and sub-points which you intend to cover in your paper as headings for this organizational method. For example, if your paper were on Paul's calling, you might be touching on how his background as a Pharisee prepared him to fulfill his new role. Type that as a heading, then underneath that paste the bibliographic entry for the first approved source. Underneath that, paste all the items you have found that you can use in your paper to develop that. Repeat that for each quote or piece of information you found from each source. After you have done that, make a new heading for another point which you will be covering in your paper and repeat the pattern. When you are done, you will have a list of information and direct quotes from approved sources, all organized by topics (that is, points you will be covering in your paper).
Remember that you MUST use approved scholarly sources for your research. You will find pre-approved resources organized by topic in the Assignment Instructions folder. The bibliographic entries for the approved sources are already in the format you need for the Information Preparation assignment. Simply copy and paste the entries into your document at the appropriate places.
The best tool for you to search for the articles in our online library is the ATLA Religion Database. You can access it through the online "Research" portal of the Liberty University ILRC. Go to www(dot)liberty(dot)edu and choose "Library" on the Quicklinks drop-down menu. Under the "Research" heading, click "Resources by Subject." Scroll down to "Religion & Philosophy," then click the "Religion & Philosophy" subheading link. ATLA will be listed first. An ATLA search should lead you to all of the approved articles, and they can all be read online.
Hodges, Zane C. “A Symposium on the Tongues Movement Part I: The Purpose of Tongues.” Bibliotheca Sacra 120, no. 479 (July 1963): 227–233.
Johnson, Jr., S. Lewis. “A Symposium on the Tongues Movement Part I: Introduction.” Bibliotheca Sacra 120, no. 479 (July 1963): 225–226.
Johnson, Jr., S. Lewis. “A Symposium on the Tongues Movement Part II: The Gift of Tongues and the Book of Acts.” Bibliotheca Sacra 120, no. 480 (October 1963): 310–311.
MacDonald, William G. “Glossolalia in the New Testament.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 7, no. 2 (Spring 1964): 60–68.
McDougall, Donald G. “Cessationism in 1 Cor 13:8–12.” Masters Seminary Journal 14, no. 2 (Fall 2003): 178–213.
Poythress, Vern S. “Linguistic and Sociological Analyses of Modern Tongues-speaking: Their Contributions and Limitations.” Westminster Theological Journal 42, no. 2 (Spring 1980): 367–388.
Snoeberger, Mark A. “Tongues—Are They for Today?” Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 14 (2009): 4–21.
Swanson, Dennis M. “Bibliography of Works on Cessationism.” Masters Seminary Journal 14, no. 2 (Fall 2003): 312–327.
Thomas, Robert L. “The Hermeneutics of Noncessationism.” Masters Seminary Journal 14, no. 2 (Fall 2003): 288–310.
Van Elderen, Bastian. “Glossolalia in the New Testament.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 7, no. 2 (Spring 1964): 54–58.
Weaver, Gilbert B. “Tongues Shall Cease.” Grace Journal 14, no. 1 (Winter 1973): 13–23.
Strauss, Lehman. “Regeneration, Justification and Sanctification.” http://bible(dot)org/article/regeneration-justification-and-sanctification.
Verbrugge, Verlyn D. “Delivered over to Satan.” Reformed Journal 30, no. 6 (1980): 17–19.
Yamauchi, Edwin M. “Magic in the Biblical World.” Tyndale Bulletin 34 (1983): 169–200.
Speaking in Tongues in Acts
Bellshaw, William G. “The Confusion of Tongues.” Bibliotheca Sacra 120, no. 478 (April 1963): 146–153.
Busenitz, Nathan. “The Gift Of Tongues: Comparing the Church Fathers with Contemporary.” Masters Seminary Journal 17, no. 1 (Spring 2006): 61–78.
Clearwaters, Richard V. “The Gift of Tongues and Prophecy.” Central Bible Quarterly 15, no. 2 (Summer 1972): 35–39.
Constable, Thomas L. “Notes on Acts.” Dr. Constable’s Expository Notes. (2014). http://www(dot)soniclight(dot)com/constable/notes/pdf/acts.pdf.
Hodges, Zane C. “A Symposium on the Tongues Movement Part I: The Purpose of Tongues.” Bibliotheca Sacra 120, no. 479 (July 1963): 227–233.
Johnson, Jr., S. Lewis. “A Symposium on the Tongues Movement Part I: Introduction.” Bibliotheca Sacra 120, no. 479 (July 1963): 225–226.
Johnson, Jr., S. Lewis. “A Symposium on the Tongues Movement Part II: The Gift of Tongues and the Book of Acts.” Bibliotheca Sacra 120, no. 480 (October 1963): 310–311.
MacDonald, William G. “Glossolalia in the New Testament.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 7, no. 2 (Spring 1964): 60–68.
McDougall, Donald G. “Cessationism in 1 Cor 13:8–12.” Masters Seminary Journal 14, no. 2 (Fall 2003): 178–213.
Poythress, Vern S. “Linguistic and Sociological Analyses of Modern Tongues-speaking: Their Contributions and Limitations.” Westminster Theological Journal 42, no. 2 (Spring 1980): 367–388.
Snoeberger, Mark A. “Tongues—Are They for Today?” Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 14 (2009): 4–21.
Swanson, Dennis M. “Bibliography of Works on Cessationism.” Masters Seminary Journal 14, no. 2 (Fall 2003): 312–327.
Thomas, Robert L. “The Hermeneutics of Noncessationism.” Masters Seminary Journal 14, no. 2 (Fall 2003): 288–310.
Van Elderen, Bastian. “Glossolalia in the New Testament.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 7, no. 2 (Spring 1964): 54–58.
Weaver, Gilbert B. “Tongues Shall Cease.” Grace Journal 14, no. 1 (Winter 1973): 13–23.
Baptism of the Holy Spirit
Arrington, French L. “The Indwelling, Baptism, and Infilling with the Holy Spirit: A Differentiation of Terms.” Pneuma 3, no. 2 (Fall 1981): 1–10.
Bloesch, Donald G. “The Wind of the Spirit: Thoughts on a Doctrinal Controversy.” Reformed Journal 23, no. 8 (1973): 11–16.
Brown, Schuyler. “Water-baptism and Spirit-baptism in Luke-Acts.” Anglican Theological Review 59, no. 2 (April 1977): 135–151.
Chafer, Lewis S. “The Baptism of the Holy Spirit.” Bibliotheca Sacra 109, no. 435 (July 1952): 200–216.
Constable, Thomas L. “Notes on Acts.” Dr. Constable’s Expository Notes. (2014). http://www(dot)soniclight(dot)com/constable/notes/pdf/acts.pdf.
Dayton, Donald W. “Doctrine of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit: Its Emergence and Significance.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 13 (Spring 1978): 114–126.
Fee, Gordon D. “Baptism in the Holy Spirit: The Issue of Separability and Subsequence.” Pneuma 7, no. 2 (1985): 87–99.
Gaebelein, A. C. “Baptism of the Spirit.” Central Bible Quarterly 5, no. 2 (Summer 1962): 34–40.
Lyon, Robert W. “Baptism and Spirit-Baptism in the New Testament.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 14, no. 1 (Spring 1979): 14–26.
O’Neill, John C. “The Connection between Baptism and the Gift of the Spirit in Acts.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 63 (1996): 87–103.
Pettegrew, Larry D. “Dispensationalists and Spirit Baptism.” Master's Seminary Journal 8, no. 1 (Spring 1997): 29–46.
Roberts, Dick. “The Baptism in the Holy Spirit.” Conservative Theological Journal 8, no. 24 (August 2004): 230–244.
Terry, Bruce. “Baptized in One Spirit.” Restoration Quarterly 21, no. 4 (1978): 193–200.
Unger, Merrell F. “The Baptism with the Holy Spirit Part 1.” Bibliotheca Sacra 101, no. 402 (April 1944): 233–247.
Unger, Merrell F. “The Baptism with the Holy Spirit Part 2.” Bibliotheca Sacra 101, no. 403 (July 1944): 358–374.
Unger, Merrell F. “The Baptism with the Holy Spirit Part 3.” Bibliotheca Sacra 101, no. 404 (October 1944): 484–499.
Walvoord, John F. “The Person of the Holy Spirit Part 7 The Work of the Holy Spirit in Salvation.” Bibliotheca Sacra 98, no. 392 (October 1941): 422–446.
Wood, Laurence W. “Exegetical-Theological Reflections on the Baptism with the Holy Spirit.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 14, no. 2 (Fall 1979): 51–63.
Zuber, Kevin D. “The Baptism of the Spirit: A Defense of a Dispensational Understanding of the Phrase.” Conservative Theological Journal 10, no. 29 (May 2006): 6–18.
RESEARCH PAPER INSTRUCTIONS
For this course, you are required to write a 5–8-page research paper addressing 1 of the topics from the list below. Your paper must incorporate at least 6 scholarly sources from the Approved Sources list and must be formatted in correct, current Turabian style. Additionally, the paper must be accompanied by a properly formatted title page, outline, and bibliography, all of which do not count toward the length requirement.
The Research Paper will have 3 stages of submission. In Module/Week 3, submit the Information Preparation for your paper. In Module/Week 5, submit an Outline for your paper. Then, in Module/Week 8, submit your Research Paper: Final Submission, including the revised outline and final bibliography. Additionally, be sure to follow all of the detailed instructions outlined below.
You must incorporate your instructor’s suggestions. Review the grading rubrics for each of these submissions in order to improve the quality of your work.
Choose 1 of the following topics for your research paper:
Acts 1:8
The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts
The “calling” of Saul of Tarsus
Acts 19:1–7
Baptism of the Holy Spirit
Paul’s First Missionary Journey
Paul’s Second Missionary Journey
Paul’s Third Missionary Journey
Paul’s Trip to Rome
The Relation of the 7 in Acts 6 to the Office of Deacon
Acts 4:12
Simon the Magician
Speaking in Tongues in Acts
Writing and Formatting Requirements
Before submitting your paper, ask yourself each of the questions below to ensure you have fulfilled all of the requirements.
Content
1. Are the main passages of the book of Acts relating to the topic addressed and interpreted?
2. Is each passage clearly stated and explained in a way that examines the topic according to Luke?
3. Is the author’s intent in each passage examined and clearly stated?
4. Is the analysis of each passage thorough? Is each portion of the topic according to the book of Acts clearly defined and examined?
5. Do you interact with sources instead of merely restating their views?
6. Is the topic treated logically and thoroughly? Is critical thinking employed?
7. Do you provide areas where the information found in the book of Acts may be relevant and applicable to the lives of Christians in today’s world?
Materials & Style
1. Did you incorporate 6 sources from the approved list?
2. Are materials properly cited and quoted? Are quotes relevant to the study?
3. Is the paper properly formatted, following current Turabian guidelines? Are the entries in the bibliography and footnotes properly formatted?
4. Is the paper without spelling and grammatical errors?
5. Does the paper reflect an appropriate upper-collegiate-level of vocabulary?
Conclusion
1. Does the conclusion offer a good summary of the issues treated?
2. Does it conclude the thought by offering thoughts that bring the paper to a proper end?
3. Does it offer suggestions for further study related to the issue/passage?
The Jerry Falwell Library has prepared a research guide to assist you in finding academically credible sources for your research in addition to those that are listed in the “Approved Resources by Passage and Topic” document. That guide can be accessed using this link. Remember that any sources you would like to use that are not on the pre-approved resources list must be approved in advance by your instructor.