The Mission and Function of o paraklitos in Johannine Literature vis-à-vis Nigerian Pentecostal/Charismatic Beliefs and Teachings on o paraklitos
The topic of ὁ παράκλητος (the Paraclete) in John 14-16 exposes not only the unique nature of Johannine Trinitarian theology, but also a pneumatological Christology. This points to the complex nature of the relationship between Christ and ὁ παράκλητος, as well as the mission of ὁ παράκλητος when Chr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Neotestamentica
Year: 2019, Volume: 53, Issue: 1, Pages: 175-192 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Paraklētos
/ Bible. Johannesevangelium 14-16
/ Holy Spirit
/ Pneumatology
/ Contextual theology
/ Nigeria
/ Pentecostal churches
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KDG Free church NBF Christology NBG Pneumatology; Holy Spirit |
| Further subjects: | B
Holy Spirit
B Pentecostalism B Charismatic B Pneumatology B Johannine B Pentecostal B Paraclete B Nigeria |
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| Summary: | The topic of ὁ παράκλητος (the Paraclete) in John 14-16 exposes not only the unique nature of Johannine Trinitarian theology, but also a pneumatological Christology. This points to the complex nature of the relationship between Christ and ὁ παράκλητος, as well as the mission of ὁ παράκλητος when Christ ascends. What primary function of ὁ παράκλητος is likened to that of Christ? What implications flow forth from an exegetical and socio-historical study of John 14:16-17, 26 and 1 John 2:1 for twenty-first-century Nigerian Christians? This study has Nigeria as its focal point, because this country is noted for numerous Pentecostal and/or charismatic movements with a variety of doctrinal and cultural claims that have met with resistance and even dismissal from mainstream Christian theologians and churches. Using a socio-historical approach, this article will deal with three issues: (1) the meaning of ὁ παράκλητος in its Johannine context; (2) the correlation between the Paraclete texts in John in their socio-historical contexts; and (3) a re-evaluation of some Nigerian Pentecostal and charismatic teachings on the working of ὁ παράκλητος in light of the socio-historical context of Johannine literature. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/neo.2019.0015 |