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

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 John's 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 t...