The Holy Spirit: A Pentecostal Perspective (Biblia.com)

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Ideal for a small group study and for personal study, this book is driven by the question, “What does the Scripture say about the Holy Spirit?” Scholar Anthony D. Palma looks to the Bible for a thorough understanding of the person and work of the Holy Spirit. Three major areas are explored and tested by Palma: • A presentation of the commonly held theological beliefs regarding the Holy Spirit. ...

(1) In Scripture the Spirit is the least mentioned member of the Godhead. There are considerably more references to the Father and the Son than to the Holy Spirit. Consequently, less is known about Him than about the others. (2) The word “spirit” suggests absence of personhood. The idea of personhood has no difficulty attaching itself to the words “Father” and “Son”; but in English the gender of the word “spirit” is neuter, which means that, strictly speaking, the appropriate pronoun to be used is

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