The biblical reading of Pentecostals and the notion of performance

Abstract

In this text we try to approach the aspect of Pentecostal religious fervor perceived especially in the way this group reads the bible. Such a clipping will make it possible to perceive peculiarities of this spirituality and may contribute to the study of the pentecostal phenomenon. Unlike most forms of Protestantism, in the Pentecostal world, the notion of the centrality of the Bible does not occur primarily through the cognitive path (systematization), but through the (sensory) experience, staging the Scriptures as a living word, what they call Word of God, in which biblical texts are performatized, recreating new realities. This view generates a preference for the narrative genre, both in the choices of biblical readings and in preaching. This action is referred to here as the performance of the Word and considers the way Pentecostals read the Bible as well as their worldview. The methodological approach used was the bibliographical review, passing through the discussion about Reception Aesthetics and the notion of performance as a resource used by the group in question.