Does anyone know of any good pentecostal theologians?

I know of myer pearlman, p. c. nelson, and donald gee. All of whom were of the Assemblies of God from the first half of the previous century.

Any others would be extremely helpful

When I was going through the curriculum to get my certificate of ministry with A/G, I remember William Menzies and Stanley M. Horton Th.D. to be the big names in Pentecostal doctrine at the time.

Ralph M. Riggs seems to be the authority today in the study of Pentecostal Christology, and Frank M. Boyd has done comprehensive overviews of both the Old and New Testaments through a Pentecostal perspective.

Brother Paul

Dr. Michael Brown: well-versed in OT and Jewish culture/tradition.

Gordon Fee is another that comes to mind.

Gordon Fee is the most celebrated Pentecostal theologian, but it should be noted, he is not exactly a classical Pentecostal in his theology. I would personally say he leans more "third-wave" in his doctrine of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, even though he is credentialed by the Assemblies of God. By far though, he has written the greatest commentary on 1 Corinthians to date. He also has great works on the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, and Christology. His labors will last many generations should the Lord tarry. He is a great exegete of the Scriptures. He really knows how to squeeze the juice out of a passage.

Neither did i. Wow!
God bless you all.

Mr Brown just published a 500+ page commentary on Jeremiah! A must read!

Greg, does this commentary do a good job of relating as much as is possible to the historical context of the book? I would love to have a good commentary on Jeremiah that did that.

If i was going to pick the greatest pentecostal theologian of all time id have to give it to the Holy Ghost. But he is the greatest pentecostal teacher there is. I mean he inspired the bible who else to spend hours of tutelage under than the one who inspired the bible. Sometimes he might lead us to do a little home work by reading many great authors of Christendom but this is only cause he wants to expand our knowledge so he can reveal even more to us in the scriptures. Too many times i have ignored his tutelage in favour of the works of great thelogians this is almost a lustful desire to acquire knowledge but if he is the spirit of truth and he is with us to teach us all things then regardless of what the pope says or doesnt say regarding pentecostalism, regardless of what carter conlon says the truest conviction i have is that which is born out of fellowship with the spirit of truth. Allot of thelogians (regardless of denomination) will have that 3% of personal opinion in thier thelogy. That is why we must really seek to get to know the holy spirit. I have studied some thelogical topics for months and when i try to share it with my wife she says "yeah i kinda of knew that already" i laugh because what i had spent months reading via theology my wife who has little or know interest seems to be able to grasp by herself. That in itself has been a witness to be to pray more and have a deeper level of "KOINOIA"

PS: Thanks for this post i have been procrastinating on reading some of Gorden Fee stuff especially his exegeisis on old and new testaments.

pps: And lets not forget the good old people over at SI a big god bless you as well

Spot on again. Was it Ananias that "stretched the truth" and dropped dead for doing so. The greatest struggle i have had growing is learning when the Holy Spirit was speaking and when it is just my own personal opinion (for example cessation or non-cessation beliefs). There were times when i wanted the scriptures to say something they dont and if im honest i probably still do. Allot of the times the Holy Spirit would correct me directly and if i am too stubborn then it may come in the form a rebuke from somewhere else. Im glad we all get things wrong from time to time that way God gets all the glory. But you are absolutely right we should reverence the Spirit allot more than we do.

It should be noted that F. F. Bruce, though technically not a "Pentecostal Theologian," definitely had Pentecostal leanings and sympathies. I know he was officially Plymouth Brethren in his association, but, in his commentary on the book of Acts he definitely lays out what appears to be a very Pentecostal interpretation of the book.

Probably the best one volume Systematic Theology is Wayne Grudem's work, which happens to be "Pentecostal" when it comes to the Holy Spirit. Grudem says he was influenced by John Wimber(Founder of Vineyard movement) regarding his views on the gifts of the Spirit.

Both Peter and Paul were thoroughly Pentecostal... they turned out to be pretty fair theologians it would seem. Paul even gives us insight into his use of tongues beyond those in the Corinth church! :-)

In our moderm times I would have to agree the Grudem is stellar. Stanley Horton has also written a great deal from the classic Pentecostal position as a long time AoG faculty member.

It should be noted that Wayne Grudem wouldn't technically fall into the Pentecostal camp. With John Wimber being an influence on him, he would fall much more into C. Peter Wagner's "Third-wave movement," or even the "charismatic renewal movement," than Pentecostal. It is common to lump all three groups together because of their belief in the gifts of the Spirit. But these movements when closely examined, are different. There are many in the Pentecostal movement who handle the charismatic renewal and third-wave movements with a bit of apprhension and caution. Some even condemn them outright. No doubt, there is some overlapping, especially once you toss in the "Word of Faith movement" in there. But, at least at the academic level, these are considered very distinct movements, with very different historical roots.

Huh, I would have considered Grudem primarily reformed before anything else.