# Roger Stronstad

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{{Short description|Canadian theologian}}'''Roger J. Stronstad''' (died 29 August, 2022) was a Canadian [Pentecostal](/source/Pentecostalism) [Bible](/source/Bible) scholar and [theologian](/source/theology).<ref name="Walston2003">{{cite book|last=Walston|first=Rick|title=The Speaking in Tongues Controversy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v-9pakVOsD0C&pg=PA47|accessdate=25 September 2011|date=July 2003|publisher=Xulon Press|isbn=978-1-59160-762-5|pages=47–}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-30 |title=SPS mourns the loss of Roger Stronstad |url=https://www.pentecostaltheology.com/sps-mourns-the-loss-of-roger-stronstad/ |access-date=2025-08-06 |website=Pentecostal Theology |language=en-US}}</ref> He was an Associate Professor in Bible and Theology at [Summit Pacific College](/source/Summit_Pacific_College) (formerly Western Pentecostal Bible College) in [Abbotsford, British Columbia](/source/Abbotsford%2C_British_Columbia), having retired from there in 2017.<ref>Lauren Stronstad, personal letter to Rev. S. E. Osenbaugh, May 23, 2022.</ref> He also published six books.

== Works ==

In ''The Charismatic Theology of St. Luke'' (1984, substantially updated 2012), he argues for a Pentecostal interpretation of [Luke](/source/Gospel_of_Luke)-[Acts](/source/Acts_of_the_Apostles). He contends that Luke believed the gift of the Spirit was vocational, rather than soteriological or ethical, i.e. the [Holy Spirit](/source/Holy_Spirit) was given to empower them to be witnesses, rather than to bring them [salvation](/source/salvation). This book has been translated in French (La théologie charismatique de St Luc).

In ''Spirit, Scripture and Theology'' (1995), Stronstad surveys Pentecostal [hermeneutics](/source/hermeneutics) (methods of biblical interpretation), examining the views of [Gordon D. Fee](/source/Gordon_Fee), [Howard M. Ervin](/source/Howard_M._Ervin) and [William H. Menzies](/source/William_H._Menzies). Again he returns to Luke-Acts to formulate his own hermeneutical approach.

In ''The Prophethood of All Believers'' (1999, reprinted with minimal introductory updates 2010), he builds on his interpretation of Luke-Acts, focusing on the Holy Spirit as the giver of [prophetic](/source/prophecy) gifts to the [Church](/source/Christian_Church).

He is also co-editor (with French L. Arrington and Timothy Jenney) of the ''Life in the Spirit New Testament Commentary'' (2003).

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