The Problem of Pentecostal and Charismatic Hermeneutics: Prophetic Reenactment as a Way Forward
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Overall, I found the argument presented intriguing and compelling, especially in noting the concerns with charismatic approaches to interpretation. Although I am not entirely convinced of the connection to 1 Enoch 12:4, or, at least, its necessity to this essay, I do think the author pulls together the threads of this study well. Rather than advocate for understanding these texts as stand-alone, the author shows how there was at least some intersection of thought among the earliest Christians and how the Azusa Street Revival embodied this reality.
Author Response
Thank you for your helpful feedback. I have tried to emphasize the collectivism associated with the proposed Revelation/Enoch intertextuality to make the section's purpose in the essay more explicit for the final version.
Reviewer 2 Report
The article appears to be an excellent contribution to the topic and, as a consequence,I recommend its publication the way it has been proposed.
I just propose a small more detailed clarification regarding the fact that the analysis is mainly around Pentecostalism in USA. Though it has been mentioned in your text, I feel that a more articulated para on this could clarify further that Pentecostalism is multifaceted and that your study focuses mainly on the characteristics of a specific form of Pentecostalism in USA.
Author Response
Thank you for your helpful feedback. I added a paragraph to the end of the introduction that explicitly contextualizes the work within the Pentecostal/Charismatic ecclesiology of the US. I similarly qualified the list of attitudes proposed for inviting prophetic reenactment in US congregations, since many of those items relate to Western cultural realities that are from from universal.
Reviewer 3 Report
The only remark is that the author might consider describing the glossolalia event at Azusa Street more nuancedly. Most of the early adherents accepted that glossolalia was equipping with known languages. What was needed was to ask the Spirit which language it was and then to travel to that part of the world to spread the gospel.
Author Response
Thank you for your helpful feedback. I added two paragraphs, citing Cecil Robeck, to address your concern.
