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Summary: Exegesis Gone Wild!
Review: Ezra Coppin wrote this book in 1980 to verify the experience in the charismatic movement of being "slain in the Spirit." However, Coppin is not a theologian nor does his book represent a biblical understanding of proper interpretation. Coppin begins his work by describing his own experience of being slain in the Spirit while a Baptist pastor. He then takes his own personal experience and begins to read it into various passages of Scripture. The problem is that Coppin allows his own experience to direct his interpretations rather than allowing Scripture to interpret his experience. Had he done this, Coppin probably would have rejected his experience as not found in the Bible. Coppin's work is quite dated. Others have since come and tried to be more theological in nature than this book however Coppin's book is one of the first to wrestle with the issue of being slain in the Spirit and what the Bible teaches. He gets a three star simply for that.
Rating:
Summary: Exegesis Gone Wild!
Review: Ezra Coppin wrote this book in 1980 to verify the experience in the charismatic movement of being "slain in the Spirit." However, Coppin is not a theologian nor does his book represent a biblical understanding of proper interpretation. Coppin begins his work by describing his own experience of being slain in the Spirit while a Baptist pastor. He then takes his own personal experience and begins to read it into various passages of Scripture. The problem is that Coppin allows his own experience to direct his interpretations rather than allowing Scripture to interpret his experience. Had he done this, Coppin probably would have rejected his experience as not found in the Bible. Coppin's work is quite dated. Others have since come and tried to be more theological in nature than this book however Coppin's book is one of the first to wrestle with the issue of being slain in the Spirit and what the Bible teaches. He gets a three star simply for that.
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