Spirit-Paraclete In The Gospel Of John, The »

This book attempts to make a contribution to the New Testament doctrine of the Spirit.

Preface; Abbreviations;

Part I: 'Spirit' in the Fourth Gospel: A General Survey:

1. The meaning of 'spirit';
2. Spirit of God, spirit of Christ;
3. The Spirit-Paraclete;
4. The spirit in the church of disciples;
5. 'Spirit' as power for a messianic ministry;

Part II. The Spirit-Paraclete, The Spirit of Truth:
6. Are the Spirit-Paraclete sayings truly Johannine?;
7. Recent studies on paraclete and the spirit of truth;
8. The Spirit-Paraclete in the Johannine polemics;
9. The presence of the Spirit-Paraclete in the Church;
10. An evaluation of Johannine spirituality; Appendixes; Select bibliography; Indexes.