BOARD OF ADVISORS

Paul Elbert, M.S., M.A., Physicist-theologian and New Testament scholar, works mainly in interpretive methods and narrative-rhetorical backgrounds with respect to Luke-Acts, including Greco-Roman education and the fulfillment of prophecy theme.  He is co-chair of the Steering Committee for the Formation of Luke-Acts Section within the Society of Biblical Literature and a member of the New Testament Section within the Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical and Theological Research.

He served as chairperson of the charismatic themes in Luke-Acts five-year dialogue within the Evangelical Theological Society and serves on the editorial board of the Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies. He has served as editor of two festschrifts for American Old Testament scholars, Essays on Apostolic Themes and Faces of Renewal, and his writings have appeared, for example, in Theologische Zeitschrift, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Journal of Biblical Literature, Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft, Journal of Theological Studies, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Evangelical Quarterly, Trinity Journal, Refleks: Med Karismatisk Kristendom i Focus, Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, and the Journal of Pentecostal Theology. Professor Elbert is the founding editor of the Journal of Biblical and Pneumatological Research, a new international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to narratively and rhetorically minded exegesis of biblical and related texts. Topics include theological and pneumatological interpretation, the role of spiritual experience within authorial, canonical, and contemporary contexts, and the activity of Ruach Yahweh, Ruach Elohim, and various identifications of the Holy Spirit. The journal hopes to stimulate new thematic and narrative-critical exploration and discovery in potentially under-explored areas of research.

Elbert is a member of the Research Board at the Dominican Biblical Research Institute in Ireland. The goal of the institute is to facilitate and participate in the Ph.D. training of European research students in the areas of biblical intertextuality and in the dialogue between the bible and science. The Dominicans began their ministry in Ireland in the thirteenth century.

He was recently awarded a grant from the Templeton Foundation to explore the reading of the Genesis creation narrative in Pentecostal thought. He is a member of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science and formerly served as chairperson of the Georgia Superconducting Super Collider Committee.

Peter Gräbe, Doctor Divinitatis, is a Professor of Divinity at Regent University where, among other courses, he teaches graduate level New Testament Greek, Exegesis, Pauline Theology, Hermeneutical Philosophy, Systematic Theology, and Biblical Theology. Dr. Gräbe has published a number of articles in academic journals such as Hervormde Teologiese Studies [Reformed Theological Studies], Scriptura, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif [Dutch Reformed Theological Studies], Biblische Zeitschrift,  Neotestamentica, and Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies. He has contributed to a number of Festschrifts and other multi-authored works.

His books include New Covenant, New Community: The Significance of Biblical and Patristic Covenant Theology for Current Understanding, Der neue Bund in der frühchristlichen Literatur unter Berücksichtigung der alttestamentlich-jüdischen Voraussetzungen [The New Covenant in Early Christian Literature Within Its Old Testament-Jewish Background], The Power of God in Paul's Letters, and the commentary 2 Corinthians of The Pentecostal Commentary Series.

James D. Hernando, Ph.D., is Professor of New Testament at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. Dr. Hernando's broad teaching experience encompasses public and undergraduate, as well as graduate levels of education. He has been a contributing author for Signs and Wonders in Ministry Today, "Greek Word Studies" in The Complete Biblical Library, the commentary on 2 Corinthians in the Full Life Bible Commentary to the New Testament, and author of various articles in Paraclete, Pentecostal Evangel, and Pathways for Young Adults. His latest publication is Dictionary of Hermeneutics: A Concise Guide to Terms, Names, Methods and Expressions (Gospel Publishing House, 2005).

To enhance his linguistic heritage, he completed an intensive Spanish language course at Centro de Investigaciones Culturales y Estudios Linguòsticos, San Josò, Costa Rica during the summer of 2000. Dr. Hernando is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the Society for Pentecostal Studies.

Lee Roy Martin, D.Th., is an Assistant Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at the Church of God Seminary, where he has taught since 1992.  He has served as a Church of God pastor in seven different states (1977-2004), as a District Overseer, State Youth and CE Board member, State Council member, State Director of Ministerial Development, and State Ordination Board member.  He has preached in Church of God State Conventions, Prayer Conferences, youth camps, and pastors' conferences.  Since resigning his pastorate in 2004, he has preached throughout Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. He has taught Bible Institutes, Ministerial Development Institutes, and Ministerial Internship Seminars, as well as classes at Lee University, the Korean Bible Seminary, and the Puerto Rico extension of the Church of God Theological Seminary.  He also presented several lectures for the Church of God School of Ministry video series.

His writings include An Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (Cleveland, TN: Institute for Biblical Studies, 2002) and Hebrew Heritage: An Introduction To the Language and Traditions of Judaism, with a Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic (Cleveland, TN: Institute for Biblical Studies, 2005). Rev. Martin has presented a number of conference papers and contributed a number of chapters to multi-authored works.

He is a member of The Society of Biblical Literature, The Society for Pentecostal Studies, The American Schools of Oriental Research, and The Wesleyan Theological Society, and he serves on the Editorial Board of the online Journal The Journal of Biblical Studies.

Professor Martin earned a bachelor’s degree from Lee University, a master’s from the Church of God Seminary, and a doctorate from the University of South Africa. In addition to his academic degrees, he spent three years at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary studying biblical languages. Some of his writings may be accessed at his Web site. 

William Menzies, Ph.D., an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God for 49 years, is a retired missionary and educator. He received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Iowa in Religion, with a concentration in American Church History, and the M.A. degree from Wheaton College Graduate School in Theology. He has served as pastor of three churches, followed by twenty-three years of teaching at Central Bible College, Evangel College, and the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (AGTS). During his time at Evangel College, Dr. Menzies “tithed his time” in overseas missionary teaching, usually in the Asia Pacific region. He served on a special assignment as president of the Far East Advanced School of Theology (FEAST, now known as the Asia Pacific Theological Seminary, APTS) for one year.

Following service at FEAST, he filled the role of academic dean for two years at California Theological Seminary, a school that later merged with AGTS. In 1988, he was commissioned a missionary with the Assemblies of God and was installed the next year as president of FEAST. He currently holds the title of Chancellor, an honorary position with APTS. He has served as editor of three periodicals, including the Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies.

In 1970, Dr. Menzies was one of the founders of the Society for Pentecostal Studies and served as the society’s first president and first editor of the SPS journal, Pneuma. His numerous journal articles and books include Anointed to Serve, a history of the Assemblies of God, Spirit and Power: Foundations of Pentecostal Experience (co-author), and the Full Life Study Bible (co-editor); he has also served as a consulting editor for Christianity Today.

Anthony Palma, Th.D., is an emeritus professor of Greek, New Testament exegesis, and theology.  He has taught at a liberal arts college as well as at Bible colleges and seminaries in the United States and overseas.  He presently serves on the adjunct faculty of the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary and is a professor emeritus of that institution.

Dr. Palma's academic credentials include a master of arts in higher education from New York University.  Other graduate degrees are a master of divinity from Biblical Seminary in New York (now New York Theological Seminary) and a master of sacred theology and a doctor of theology from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.

Dr. Palma's chief writings include the commentary on First Corinthians in Life in the Spirit Commentary, The Spirit—God in Action, Galatians and Romans (a self-study, college-level correspondence course), Baptism in the Holy Spirit and The Holy Spirit: A Pentecostal Perspective.  He has also written numerous articles in two series titled "Insight from the Greek" and "Word Study," some of which have been translated into French, Romanian, Portuguese and Spanish.

He is a past president of the Society for Pentecostal Studies.  He also served as a member of the theology commission of the National Association of Evangelicals and of the theological commission of the World Evangelical Fellowship.  He presently serves on the Assemblies of God Commission on Doctrinal Purity.

Dr. Palma is a long-standing member of the Evangelical Theological Society.

Janet (Jenny) Meyer Everts, Ph.D., an ordained minister, is an Associate Professor of Religion at Hope College (Holland, Michigan). Her publications include articles in Christian History, Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, Anchor Bible Dictionary, The Cresset, and Journal of Pentecostal Theology. She contributed the chapter "'Your Daughters Shall Prophesy,' Pentecostal Hermeneutics and the Empowerment of Women" to The Globalization of Pentecostalism: A Religion Made to Travel; she has received a grant from the Lily Foundation to help with the expansion of the thesis of this chapter to a book-length work.

Dr. Everts is a member of the Chicago Society of Biblical Research and the Society for Pentecostal Studies, where she has served as chair of the Diversity Group.

James B. Shelton, Ph.D., is a Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature at Oral Roberts University. His publications include contributions to the Complete Biblical Library (Luke 2:18–4:13, commentary and numerous articles on Greek words) and The Gospel of Matthew in the Life in the Spirit Commentary of the New Testament. He has also written numerous articles and papers for periodicals and professional societies. In 1991, Dr. Shelton’s book Mighty in Word and Deed: The Role of the Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts was called “perhaps the most comprehensive study of the Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts to date.” It is one of several monograph-length interactions with James D. G. Dunn’s book Baptism in the Holy Spirit.

Dr. Shelton is a founding member of the Glastonbury Fellowship, a Fellow with the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Society for Pentecostal Studies, where he serves as the Biblical Studies Group chairman.

Roger Stronstad, D.D., is an ordained minister of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. Of his thirty-one years at Summit Pacific College (formerly Western Pentecostal Bible College), his titles have included Dean of Education and Associate Professor. Between 1987 and 2004, he fulfilled lectureship appointments at eight institutions, including Regent College, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Asia Pacific Theological Seminary, and Church of God Theological Seminary.

Dr. Stronstad has presented academic papers at conferences of the Society of Pentecostal Studies, the Evangelical Theological Society, and the Pentecostal World Conference. Among other periodicals, his numerous articles have appeared in Pentecostal Testimony, Pneuma, and Paraclete. His six books include The Charismatic Theology of St. Luke, Spirit, Scripture and Theology: A Pentecostal Perspective, The Prophethood of All Believers, and the forthcoming Baptized and Filled with the Holy Spirit. He has also served as a co-editor and contributor on several multi-authored projects, including the Life in the Spirit Study Bible and the Life in the Spirit Commentary on the New Testament.

He served as an executive officer of the Society for Pentecostal Studies from 1991-94.

John Wyckoff, Ph.D., has served as a pastor, preacher, teacher, and author for many years. He currently serves as coordinator of the Master of Arts in Theological Studies and Professor of Bible and Theology at Southwestern Assemblies of God University. He is well known throughout the Assemblies of God for his writings on the Holy Spirit. His dissertation topic at Baylor University was "The Relationship of the Holy Spirit to Biblical Hermeneutics."

Wyckoff wrote the chapter on "The Baptism in the Holy Spirit" in Systematic Theology, published by Logion Press in 1994 and the student's and leader's guide for the Roots of Pentecostal Belief (2000). Recently, he contributed the chapter on "The Inspiration and Authority of Scripture" in The Bible, The Word of God published by Gospel Publishing House in 2003. He is also a frequent speaker at Christian Education training events. Wyckoff is a member of the Society for Pentecostal Studies.