Spirit of Truth: The Holy Spirit in Johannine Tradition
Subtitle: The Origins of Johannine Pneumatology
Publisher: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
Published: November 1990
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9780881410815
Subjects: Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; Christian theology; Criticism & exegesis of sacred texts; Judaism; Orthodox Churches; Theology; New Testament Commentary; History of doctrines; Religion - Biblical Studies; N.T; Religion; John; Holy Spirit; Biblical Studies - General; Christian Theology - Pneumatology; Biblical teaching; Bible; Early church, ca. 30-600; Epistles of John; Holy Spirit (Judaism)
First sentence: Spirit of Truth is the first of a two-volume study of the origin and development of the teaching of the Holy Spirit as it appears in the Gospel and First Epistle of John. Scholarly works on Johannine Pneumatology have tended to concentrate on the image of Spirit as Paraclete or Advocate, and have neglected the specific ""hermeneutic"" or teaching-interpreting role attributed to the Spirit throughout the New Testament and specifically in the thought of the fourth evangelist. The purpose of this study is to explore and explain how this hermeneutic function developed in Johannine thought and ecclesial experience, and to stress its vital implications for scriptural interpretation and preaching within our church community today.
Description: Spirit of Truth is the first of a two-volume study of the origin and development of the teaching of the Holy Spirit as it appears in the Gospel and First Epistle of John. Scholarly works on Johannine Pneumatology have tended to concentrate on the image of Spirit as Paraclete or Advocate, and have neglected the specific ""hermeneutic"" or teaching-interpreting role attributed to the Spirit throughout the New Testament and specifically in the thought of the fourth evangelist. The purpose of this study is to explore and explain how this hermeneutic function developed in Johannine thought and ecclesial experience, and to stress its vital implications for scriptural interpretation and preaching within our church community today.