Dr John Christopher Thomas
Director of the Centre for Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies
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Additional Contact Information
Phone Number 423 478 7974
email address rss607@bangor.ac.uk
Qualifications
- PhD
University of Sheffield, 1989–1990
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
New Testament, Pentecostal Hermeneutics, Pentecostal and Charismatic Readings of Scripture, Reception History, Pentecostal Theology
Publications
2018
- Published'A Critical Engagement with Craig S. Keener’s Spirit Hermeneutics: Reading Scripture in the Light of Pentecost (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2016)',
Thomas, J. C., 14 Sept 2018, In: Journal of Pentecostal Theology. 27, 2, p. 183-195 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedGrace and Works – A Johannine Perspective
Thomas, J. C., 3 Apr 2018, The Truth about Grace: Spirit-Empowered Perspectives. Synan, V. (ed.). Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, p. 166-183
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review - PublishedThe Vision of All: Twenty-five Lectures on Isaiah in Nephi’s Record by Joseph M. Spencer
Thomas, J. C., 15 Oct 2018, In: Journal of Book of Mormon Studies. 27, p. 226-236 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
2017
- PublishedA Review of Jon K. Newton’s Revelation Worldview: Apocalyptic Thinking in a Postmodern World (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2015)
Thomas, J. C., 15 Aug 2017, Spiritus 2.1-2 2017: Oru Journal of Theology. 1-2 ed. Vol. 2. p. 147-151 (Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology ).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
2016
- PublishedA Pentecostal Reads the Book of Mormon: A Literary and Theological Introduction
Thomas, J. C., 31 Mar 2016, Cleveland, TN USA: CPT Press. 494 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review - PublishedA View from the Outside – An Appreciative Engagement with Grant Hardy’s Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader’s Guide
Thomas, J. C., 2016, In: Journal of Book of Mormon Studies. 25, p. 93-115
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedRevelation: The Two Horizons New Testament Commentary
Thomas, J. C. & Macchia, F., 30 Apr 2016, Grand Rapids, MI, USA: Wm. B. Eerdmans. 670 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review - PublishedToward a Pentecostal Theology of Anointed Cloths
Thomas, J. C., 6 Feb 2016, Toward a Pentecostal Theology of Worship. Martin, L. R. (ed.). Cleveland, TN: CPT Press, p. 89-112
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
2015
- PublishedAn Appreciation and Critique of Craig R. Koester, Revelation (AYB 38A; New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2014) with Special Reference to Revelation 15.6–22.21
Thomas, J. C., 2015, In: Journal of Pentecostal Theology. 24, 1, p. 24-31
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedBiblical Reflections on Women in Ministry
Thomas, J. C., 23 Apr 2015, Toward a Pentecostal Theology of Preaching. Martin, L. R. (ed.). Cleveland, TN: CPT Press, p. 135-140
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2014
- PublishedBook of Mormon Pneumatology
Thomas, J. C., 2014, In: Journal of Book of Mormon Studies. 24, p. 217-230
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedFoot Washing: Greek and Latin Patristics and Orthodox Churches
Thomas, J. C., 2014, Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception. Berlin: De Gruyter, p. 394-395
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review - PublishedFootwashing in John 13 and the Johannine Community
Thomas, J. C., 19 Jan 2014, 2nd ed. Cleveland, TN, USA: CPT Press. 221 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review - PublishedJohannine Epistles
Thomas, J. C., 26 Jun 2014, A Biblical Theology of the Spirit. Warrington, K. & Burke, T. (eds.). London: SPCK Publishing, p. 250-256
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review - PublishedRevelation
Thomas, J. C., 26 Jun 2014, A Biblical Theology of the Spirit . Warrington, K. & Burke, T. (eds.). London: SPCK Publishing, p. 257-266
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review - PublishedThe Role and Function of the Demonic in the Johannine Tradition
Thomas, C., 24 Jan 2014, 'But These Are Written': Essays on Johannine Literature in Honor of Professor Ben C. Aker. Keener, C. S., Crenshaw, J. S. & May, J. D. (eds.). Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, p. 27-47
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
2013
- PublishedPentecostal Biblical Interpretation
Thomas, J. C., Dec 2013, Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation. McKenzie, S. L. (ed.). Oxford: Oxford: OUP, Vol. 2. p. 89-97
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review - PublishedWomen, Pentecostals, and the Bible: An Experiment in Pentecostal Hermeneutics
Thomas, J. C., 15 Oct 2013, Pentecostal Hermeneutics: A Reader. Martin, L. R. (ed.). Leiden: Brill, p. 81-94
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
2012
- PublishedDiscerning Dialogue
Thomas, J. C., 2012, Spirit & Scripture: Examining a Pneumatic Hermeneutic. Spawn, K. & Wright, A. (eds.). London: Continuum International, p. 183-185
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review - PublishedFrederick J. Gaiser, Healing in the Bible: Theological Insight for Christian Ministry (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2010) – An Appreciative Engagement
Thomas, J. C., 2012, In: Journal of Pentecostal Theology. 21, 1, p. 16-26
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedIn My Life
Thomas, J. C., 2012, Pentecostals in the Academy: Testimonies of Call. Fettke, S. & Waddell, R. (eds.). Cleveland, TN: CPT Press, p. 149-72
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review - PublishedNew Jerusalem and the Conversion of the Nations: An Exercise in Pneumatic Discernment – Revelation 21.1-22.5
Thomas, J. C., 2012, The Spirit and Christ in the New Testament and & Christian Theology – Essays in Honour of Max Turner. Marshall, I. H., Rabens, V. & Bennema, C. (eds.). Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, p. 228-245
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review - PublishedThe Apocalypse: A Literary and Theological Commentary
Thomas, J. C., 20 Jun 2012, Cleveland, TN, USA: CPT Press. 722 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review - PublishedWhat the Spirit Is Saying to the Church: The Perspective of a Pentecostal Working in New Testament Studies
Thomas, J. C., 2012, Spirit & Scripture: Examining a Pneumatic Hermeneutic. Spawn, K. & Wright, A. (eds.). London: Continuum International, p. 115-129
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
2011
- PublishedAfterlife
Thomas, J. C., 2011, Dictionary of Christian Spirituality. Scorgie, G. G. (ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, p. 254
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review - PublishedEditorial – Clark Pinnock
Thomas, J. C., 2011, In: Journal of Pentecostal Theology. 20, 1, p. 1-3
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedFootwashing
Thomas, J. C., 2011, Dictionary of Christian Spirituality. Scorgie, G. G. (ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, p. 450-451
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review - PublishedHell
Thomas, J. C., 2011, Dictionary of Christian Spirituality. Scorgie, G. G. (ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, p. 497-498
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review - PublishedMercy
Thomas, J. C., 2011, Dictionary of Christian Spirituality. Scorgie, G. G. (ed.). Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, p. 610-611
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review - PublishedRewards
Thomas, J. C., 2011, Dictionary of Christian Spirituality. Scorgie, G. G. (ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, p. 719-720
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review - PublishedThe Devil, Disease, and Deliverance: Origins of Illness in New Testament Thought
Thomas, J. C., 2 Jun 2011, 2nd ed. Cleveland, TN, USA: CPT Press. 354 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
2010
- PublishedA Celebration of and Engagement with James D.G. Dunn’s Baptism in the Holy Spirit Forty Years On
Thomas, J. C., 2010, In: Journal of Pentecostal Theology. 19, 1, p. 19-24
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPassover, Pentecost, and Parousia: Studies in celebration of the life and ministry of R. Hollis Gause.
Land, S. J. (Editor), Moore, R. D. (Editor) & Thomas, J. C. (Editor), 1 Jan 2010, 2010 ed. Deo Publishing.
Research output: Book/Report › Book - PublishedPneumatic discernment: the image of the beast and his number: Revelation 13:11-18.
Thomas, J. C., Land, S. J. (Editor), Moore, R. D. (Editor) & Thomas, J. C. (Editor), 1 Jan 2010, Passover, Pentecost, and Parousia: Studies in celebration of the life and ministry of R. Hollis Gause.. 2010 ed. Deo Publishing
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter - PublishedThe Mystery of the Great Whore – Pneumatic Discernment in Revelation 17
Thomas, J. C., Sept 2010, Perspectives in Pentecostal Eschatologies: World without End. Althouse, P. & Waddell, R. (eds.). Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, p. 111-136
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review - PublishedToward a Pentecostal Ecclesiology: The Church and the Fivefold Gospel
Thomas, J. C., 24 Sept 2010, Cleveland, TN, USA: CPT Press. 302 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
2009
- Published"Where the Spirit Leads": The Development of Pentecostal Hermeneutics
Thomas, J. C., 15 Dec 2009, In: Journal of Beliefs and Values. 30, 3, p. 289-302
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedA Review of Perspectives on the Ending of Mark: Four Views (ed. David Alan Black; Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2008)
Thomas, J. C., 2009, In: Pneuma. 31, p. 322
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review - PublishedDie Pfingstbewegung und die Bibel
Thomas, J. C., 2009, In: Jahrbuch für Biblische Theologie. 24, p. 295-309
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedEditorial.
Thomas, J. C., 1 Apr 2009, In: Journal of Pentecostal Theology. 18, 1, p. 1-5
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedStudy Notes on the Book of Revelation
Thomas, J. C., Green, J. B. (Editor) & Willimon, W. H. (Editor), 1 Jan 2009, The Wesley Study Bible. 2009 ed. Abingdon Press
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2007
- PublishedFootwashing: Western Church
Thomas, J. C., 2007, Religion Past and Present2. Leiden: E.J. Brill
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review - PublishedThe Holy Spirit and Interpretation
Thomas, J. C. & Porter, S. E. (Editor), 1 Jan 2007, Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation. 2007 ed. Routledge, p. 165-166
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2006
- PublishedA Review of Keith Warrington’s Discovering the Holy Spirit in the New Testament (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2005)
Thomas, J. C., 2006, In: Pneuma. 28, p. 382-384
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
2005
- PublishedHealing in the Atonement: A Johannine Perspective
Thomas, J. C., 1 Jan 2005, In: Journal of Pentecostal Theology. 14, 1, p. 23-39
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedHealth and Healing: A Pentecostal Contribution.
Thomas, J. C., 1 Jan 2005, In: Ex Auditu. 21, p. 88-107
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe Spirit of the New Testament.
Thomas, J. C., 1 Jan 2005, Deo Publishing.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
2004
- PublishedThe Charismatic Structure of Acts
Thomas, J. C., 1 Jan 2004, In: Journal of Pentecostal Theology. 13, 1, p. 19-30
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe Pentecostal Commentary on 1 John, 2 John, 3 John.
Thomas, J. C., 1 Jan 2004, T and T Clark International.
Research output: Book/Report › Book - PublishedThe Spirit, Healing, and Mission: A Survey of the Biblical Canon
Thomas, J. C., 2004, In: International Review of Mission. 93, p. 421-442
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2003
- Published'And the Signs Are Following': Mark 16.9-20 - a Journey Into Pentecostal Hermeneutics
Thomas, J. C. & Alexander, K. E., 1 Jan 2003, In: Journal of Pentecostal Theology. 11, 2, p. 147-170
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedHe Loved Them Until the End: The Farewell Materials in the Gospel According to John
Thomas, J. C., 1 Jan 2003, Fountain Press.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
2002
- PublishedPentecostal Explorations of the New Testament: Teaching New Testament Introduction in a Pentecostal Seminary.
Thomas, J. C., 1 Jan 2002, In: Journal of Pentecostal Theology. 11, 1, p. 120-129
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedSpiritual Conflict in Illness and Affliction
Thomas, J. C., Moreau, A. S. (Editor), Adeyemo, T. (Editor), Burnett, D. G. (Editor), Myers, B. L. (Editor) & Yung, H. (Editor), 1 Jan 2002, Deliver Us From Evil: An Uneasy Frontier in Christian Mission. 2002 ed. World Vision Intl, p. 37-60
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2000
- PublishedA Review of Francis J. Moloney’s Glory not Dishonor: Reading John 13-21 (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1998)
Thomas, J. C., 28 Nov 2000, In: Review of Biblical Literature.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review - PublishedFusswaschung: I. Westliche Kirchen
Thomas, J. C., 2000, Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart. 4 ed. Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr, Vol. 3. p. 444
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review - PublishedReading the Bible from within our Traditions: A Pentecostal Hermeneutic as Test Case
Thomas, J. C., 2000, Between Two Horizons. Green, J. & Turner, M. (eds.). Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, p. 108-122
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review - PublishedThe Spirit in the Fourth Gospel: Narrative Explorations
Thomas, J. C., 2000, The Spirit and the Mind: Essays in Informed Pentecostalism: Donald N. Bowdle FS. Cross, T. L. & Powery, E. (eds.). Lanham, MD: University Press of America, p. 87-104
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
1998
- PublishedMax Turner's The Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts: Then and Now (Carlisle: Paternoster Press, 1996): An Appreciation and Critique
Thomas, J. C., 1998, In: Journal of Pentecostal Theology. 12, p. 3-22
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPentecostal Theology in the Twenty-First Century
Thomas, J. C., 1998, In: Pneuma. 20, p. 3-19
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe Literary Structure of 1 John
Thomas, J. C., 1998, In: Novum Testamentum. 40, p. 369-381
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1997
- PublishedA Review of Sydney H.T. Page's Powers of Evil: A Biblical Study of Satan & Demons (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1995)
Thomas, J. C., 1997, In: Ashland Theological Journal . 29, p. 169-172
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review - PublishedFootwashing in the Context of the Lord's Supper
Thomas, J. C., Oct 1997, The Lord's Supper. Stoffer, D. (ed.). Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, p. 169-184
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
1996
- Published"An Angel from Satan": Paul's Thorn in the Flesh (2 Corinthians 12.7-10)
Thomas, J. C., 1996, In: Journal of Pentecostal Theology. 9, p. 39-52
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMinistry & Theology: Studies for the Church and Its Leaders
Thomas, J., May 1996, Cleveland, TN, USA: Pathway Press. 179 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review - PublishedWomen in the Church: An Experiment in Pentecostal Hermeneutics
Thomas, J. C., 1996, In: Evangelical Review of Theology. 20, p. 220-232
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1995
- Published' "Stop Sinning Lest Something Worse Come Upon You": The Man at the Pool in John 5'
Thomas, J. C., 1995, In: Journal for the Study of the New Testament. 59, p. 3-20
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedA Review of Christoph Niemand's Die Fusswaschungserzählung des Johannesevangelium: Untersuchungen zu ihrer Entstehung und Überlieferung im Urchristentum (Studia Anselmiana 114; Roma: Pontificio Ateneo S. Anselmo, 1993)
Thomas, J. C., 1995, In: Journal of Biblical Literature. 114, p. 535-537
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review - PublishedThe Order of the Composition of the Johannine Epistles
Thomas, J. C., 1995, In: Novum Testamentum. 37, 1, p. 68-75
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1994
- PublishedWomen, Pentecostals, and the Bible: An Experiment in Pentecostal Hermeneutics
Thomas, J. C., 1994, In: Journal of Pentecostal Theology. 2, 5, p. 41-56
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1993
- Published'The Devil, Disease, and Deliverance: James 5:14-16'
Thomas, J. C., 1993, In: Journal of Pentecostal Theology. 1, 2, p. 25-50
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedA Review of D. Moody Smith's First, Second, and Third John (Louisville: John Knox, 1991)
Thomas, J. C., 1993, In: Ashland Theological Journal . 25, p. 153-155
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review - PublishedA Review of James B. Shelton's Mighty in Word and Deed: The Role of the Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts
Thomas, J. C., 1993, In: Pneuma. 15, 1, p. 125-128
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review - PublishedA Review of John W. Pryor's John: Evangelist of the Covenant People (Downers Grove: IVP, 1992)
Thomas, J. C., 1993, In: Ashland Theological Journal . 25, p. 158-159
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review - PublishedA Review of Marianne Meye Thompson's 1-3 John (Downers Grove: IVP, 1992)
Thomas, J. C., 1993, In: Ashland Theological Journal . 25, p. 155-157
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review - PublishedA Review of Michael G. Moriarity's The New Charismatics (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992)
Thomas, J. C., 1993, In: Ashland Theological Journal . 25, p. 186-188
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review - PublishedThe Kingdom of God in the Gospel according to Matthew
Thomas, J. C., 1993, In: New Testament Studies. 39, 1, p. 136-146
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1991
- PublishedThe Fourth Gospel and Rabbinic Judaism
Thomas, J. C., 1991, In: Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft. 82, 3-4, p. 159-182
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1988
- PublishedA Review of Gordon Fee's The First Epistle to the Corinthians
Thomas, J. C., 1988, In: Pneuma. 10, p. 73-74
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review - PublishedDiscipleship in Mark's Gospel
Thomas, J. C., 1988, Faces of Renewal. Elbert, P. (ed.). Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, p. 64-80
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
1987
- PublishedA Note on the Text of John 13:10
Thomas, J. C., 1987, In: Novum Testamentum. 29, 1, p. 46-52
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1983
- PublishedA Reconsideration of the Ending of Mark
Thomas, J. C., 1983, In: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 26, p. 405-419
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review