John Griffiths is Lecturer in Biblical Studies and editor-in-chief of the Australasian Pentecostal Studies journal. His research explores the interface between New Testament studies and Pentecostal theology.
John is a member of the Biblical Studies, Ecotheology and Sustainable Development and Pentecostal Studies research clusters.
Qualifications
Ph.D. (Flinders University) , The Spirit as Gift – 2020
B. Th. (Hon.) (Flinders University) , When The Punishment Does Not Fit The Crime – 2015
Current Research
Luke-Acts, the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, the Spirit as Gift, Pneumatology and Ecclesiology, the Gospel of John, Gift-Giving Models in the NT, the Early Jesus Movement.
Books
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2022
- John D. Griffiths (2022). The Spirit as Gift in Acts: The Spirit's Empowerment of the Early Jesus Community. Brill. | External link
Book Chapters
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2023
- John D. Griffiths (2023). In the Last Days: Alteration, Eschatology, and the Spirit In Peter G. Bolt, Jesus: Beginning, Middle, & End of Time? Eschatology in Gospels & Acts Research (pp. 317-30). SCD Press.
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2021
- John D. Griffiths (2021). All the Earth, Let Us Sing: Searching for a Latent Pentecostal Ecology in Australian Pentecostal Worship In Christina Nellist, Climate Crisis and Sustainable Creaturely Care: Integrated Theology, Governance and Justice (pp. 81-102). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. | External link
- John D. Griffiths (2021). Wonders in the Heavens Above, Signs on the Earth Below: Pacific Islands Pentecostalism, Climate Change and Acts 2 In Johannes M. Luetz & Patrick D. Nunn, Beyond Belief: Opportunities for Faith-Engaged Approaches to Climate-Change Adaptation in the Pacific Islands (pp. 329-44). Springer International. | External link
Journal Articles
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2025
- John D. Griffiths (2025). Upon All Flesh: An Ecological Reading of Acts 2.17–21. Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 47.3 437-53. | External link
- John D. Griffiths (2025). A Holy Human Spirit: Revisiting πνεῦμα ἅγιον in Luke-Acts. Pneuma, 47.1 29-47. | External link
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2023
- John D. Griffiths (2023). Tongues as of Fire: Pentecost as a Temple Inauguration Theophany. Journal of Pentecostal Theology, 31.2. | External link
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2021
- John D. Griffiths (2021). Spirit-Baptised Creation: Locating Pentecost in the Meta-Narrative of Creation and Its Implications for a Pentecostal Ecology. Australasian Pentecostal Studies, 22, 1 46-60. | External link
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2017
- John D. Griffiths (2017). When the Punishment does not Fit the Crime. Australasian Pentecostal Studies, 19 99-118. | External link
Internal and External Grants
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2024
- AC Conference Funding, $2000, AC
- Special Studies Program Grant, $40000, AC
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2023
- AC Conference Funding, $2000, AC
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2020
- An Ecological Reading of Pentecost, $4000, ARTFinc
Presentations
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2021
- In The Last Days: Eschatology, the Spirit and the Church (2021), 2021 SCD CGAR Conference, Online, 30 Sep 2021
- Spirit-Baptised Flesh: An Ecological Reading of Acts 2:17-21 (2021), ANZATS 2021, Online, 05 Jul 2021
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2020
- Understanding Ecological Crises from an Enchanted Worldview: A Review and Prospects of a Pentecostal Ecology (2020), GloPent, Online, 31 Oct 2020
Professional Memberships
Society For Pentecostal Studies (since 2020)
Current Supervision
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Current
- Bakker, A, The Forty Days of Resurrection Appearances in Luke 24:1−53 and Acts 1:1−11 as Preparation for the Apostles’ Post-Ascension Mission (PhD thesis)
Completed Supervision
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2024
- Toh, L, Sung Theology: A Comparative Textual Analysis of the Original Song Lyrics of New Creation Church, Singapore, and Those of Hillsong Church, Australia (PhD thesis)
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