then seen as the attempt to escape the apophatic lens and to say something positive, albeit without much hope to go beyond other, already existing, doctrinal proposals. If Pentecost is doctrine alone, then it is merely a replacement for prominent ideas such as the baptism in the Holy Spirit or the speaking with tongues. Instead, the intent of these prolegomena is to overcome the rule of doctrine as the sole arbiter of determining Pentecostal theology. The primary challenge of determining the contours