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

In Spirit in the Writings of John, Tricia Gates Brown employs the methodology of social-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 John's gospel is also discussed.

The author examines the development in pneumatology between John and 1 John and analyses what this suggests about the sociocultural 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.