Spirit in the Writings of John: Johannine Pneumatology in Social-Scientific Perspective (Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement S., v. 253) (The Library of New Testament Studies)

by Tricia Gates Brown

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Employing the methodology of social-scientific biblical criticism, the author investigates the pneumatology of John and I John. With particular attention paid to the spirit passages in John, the pneumatology of I John is studied with a view to the development between the two writings, and to what this suggests about the socio-cultural context of the Johannine community. Patron-client relations, and specifically the variation known as brokerage, constitute the primary social-scientific model used, and its explanatory power in elucidating the relationship between God, Jesus, the Spirit--Paraclete and believers is explored throughout the study. The author asserts the spirit in John is characterized as a broker, and that this understanding figures prominently in the theology of the Fourth Evangelist, as well as in the debate reflected in I John.
  • ISBN10 0567224171
  • ISBN13 9780567224170
  • Publish Date 1 May 2004 (first published 1 December 2003)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Imprint T.& T.Clark Ltd