Spirit in the Writings of John: Johannine Pneumatology in Social-Scientific Perspective

by Tricia Gates Brown

Overview

Tricia Gates Brown employs the methodology of socio-scientific biblical criticism to investigate the pneumatology of John and 1 John. She argues that the meaning of spirit in John and 1 John is best understood using the anthropological model of brokerage. The model of patronage and its relevance to the socio-cultural world of JohnGÇÖs gospel is also discussed. Spirit in the Writings of John examines the development in pneumatology between John and 1 John and analyzes what this suggests about the socio-cultural context of the Johannine community. There is a discussion of the meaning of the term paracletos in literature antedating John, and the dominant view that the word was a formal forensic term is challenged.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780567084422
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/01/2004
Series:	The Library of New Testament Studies , #253
Pages:	316
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

Tricia Gates Brown received her PhD from the University of St Andrews and is an independent scholar living and working in Newberg, Oregon, USA

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Abbreviations	viii
	Introduction	1
1.	The Problem	1
2.	The Method	6
3.	Preliminary Matters	11
4.	Preview of Contents	19
5.	Hypothesis	21
Chapter 1	Patron--Client Relations and the Gospel of John	23
1.	Patron--Client Relations: The Model	24
2.	Patron--Client Relations in the Early Roman Empire	36
3.	Patron--Client Relations in John with Respect to Jesus	54
Chapter 2	Four Approaches to Johannine Pneumatology	62
1.	C.H. Dodd	62
2.	George Johnston	66
3.	Felix Porsch	68
4.	Gary Burge	70
Chapter 3	Spirit in the Gospel of John	75
1.	Exegesis of the Spirit Passages in John	75
a.	The Spirit Descends upon Jesus (1.31-34); Jesus Gives Spirit (19.30-34; 20.22-23)	75
b.	Born of Spirit (3.3-8); He Gives the Spirit without Measure (3.31-36)	113
c.	Worship in Spirit and Truth (4.21-24)	129
d.	The Spirit Is Life, the Flesh Counts for Nothing (6.60-63)	139
e.	Rivers of Living Water (7.37-39)	152
f.	Baptism, Water and Spirit	165
g.	Why Is Spirit Not Mentioned after 7.39 until the Farewell Discourses?	166
2.	Summary	168
Chapter 4	The Paraclete in John	170
1.	The Meaning of [characters not reproducible]	170
2.	Exegesis of the Paraclete-Spirit of Truth Passages in the Johannine Farewell Discourses	186
3.	Summary	232
Chapter 5	Spirit in 1 John	235
1.	Exegesis of Spirit Passages in 1 John	235
2.	Summary	255
3.	A Comparison of the Pneumatology of John and 1 John	257
	Conclusion	260
	Bibliography	268
	Index of References	292
	Index of Authors	303

Editorial Reviews

'...a welcome contribution to the ongoing dialogue of Johannine pneumatology and a valuable addition to the methodological debate. Her socio-scientific arguments are well researched and her exegesis is well presented...a valuable piece of Johannine scholarship.' Volume 27, Number 1, Spring 2005--Sanford Lakoff "Pneuma: A Journal Of The Society For Pentecostal Studies "

'Brown's argument makes sense of a number of difficult spirit sayings in the Gospel...[the] book extends recent social-scientific studies on the Fourth Gospel and benefits the discussion of Johannine Pneumatology.'--Sanford Lakoff "Biblical Theology Bulletin "

'stimulating discussions that make for a lively reading experience.'--Andreas J. Kostenberger, Themelios "Themelios "

Brown s study is the first major attempt to apply patron-client categories to Johannine pneumatology. this remarkable, ground-breaking study is a must for scholars of John s pneumatology. The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 67, 2005

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