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Just as the Israelites wandered in search of God's Promised Land, the author wandered for forty years through a spiritual desert in search of God. Prompted by the Holy Spirit, she would occasionally be led to an oasis of spiritual delight which suspended and strengthened her so she could travel further towards Him. The Sword of the Spirit is more than a conversion story, it is testimony that will draw you into the greatest, most exciting mystery there is, the mystery of life in Christ.
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The Interpreting Spirit is both a consideration of the Spirit's role in the interpretation of Scripture and a celebration of renewal scholarship. It examines those who have focused on the Spirit's role in their hermeneutical considerations, recognizing common, uniting themes amidst the diversity of scholarly approach and opinion. Working on the principle that the Spirit communicates in ways that seek to unify and celebrate the other, Mather works diachronically from 1970, identifying and drawing together these common, uniting hallmarks into a collective understanding. Pivotal to Mather's argument is her emphasis that we do not just interpret Scripture, but that the Spirit through Scripture, and working in our lives in ways that lead us towards Scripture, interprets us. The Interpreting Spirit is the first comprehensive analysis of the conversation surrounding pneumatic interpretation that has been taking place, particularly among renewal scholars, since 1970. It seeks to answer the notoriously difficult question, ""What does the Spirit do in the process of biblical interpretation?""