A monograph that seeks to serve as an exegetical study on the Paraclete in the Gospel (pneumatology) and the First Epistle of "John" (christology). It also analyses the term parakletos ("paraclete") in Greek and Jewish ancient literature (semantic analysis).
The Greek term paraklêtos ("paraclete") appears four times in the Gospel of John (Jn 14, 16.26; 15, 26; 16, 7) and once in the First Epistle (1 Jn 2, 1). In the Gospel, its meaning is enigmatic. After a status quaestionis, a detailed analysis of paraklêtos in ancient literature reveals two different degrees of lexicalization: a) an embryonic stage conveying the idea of movement associated with a mandate, to be found in the Gospel (common usage in the Greek language); b) the meaning of "intercesseur", associated with a stereotyped triangular semantic structure, to be found in the Epistle (Jewish tradition). This term demands a moral qualification, supplied by the adjective "righteous" in 1 Jn and by the title "the Spirit of truth" in Jn; an evolution from the Epistle to the Gospel has taken place. The latter uses a term with a minimal semantic value to include it in the mission theme, by means of a recurrent prepositional strategy linked to the preverb para.
1: État de la question. Problématique et thèse; 2: Le terme paraklêtos dans la littérature antique. Etude sémantique; 3: Jésus, Paraclet auprès du Père (1 Jn 2, 1-2); 4: Le Paraclet et le monde (Jn 16, 7.8-11); 5: Le Paraclet: l'Esprit qui communique la vérité (Jn 16, 12-15); 6: Le témoignage du Paraclet et des disciples (Jn 15, 26-27); 7: Un autre Paraclet: l'Esprit de vérité (Jn 14, 16-17); 8: Le Paraclet, l'Esprit Saint, celui qui enseigne et fait rappel (Jn 14, 25-26); 9: Conclusion; Liste des abréviations; Bibliographie
"This is a thorough and insightful study [...]"
Peter J. Williams in: Journal for the Study of the New Testament 30-5/2008
Dissertationsschrift
David Pastorelli, Marc Bloch University, Strasbourg, France.
Über den Autor
David Pastorelli, Marc Bloch University, Strasbourg, France.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1: État de la question. Problématique et thèse; 2: Le terme paraklêtos dans la littérature antique. Etude sémantique; 3: Jésus, Paraclet auprès du Père (1 Jn 2, 1-2); 4: Le Paraclet et le monde (Jn 16, 7.8-11); 5: Le Paraclet: l'Esprit qui communique la vérité (Jn 16, 12-15); 6: Le témoignage du Paraclet et des disciples (Jn 15, 26-27); 7: Un autre Paraclet: l'Esprit de vérité (Jn 14, 16-17); 8: Le Paraclet, l'Esprit Saint, celui qui enseigne et fait rappel (Jn 14, 25-26); 9: Conclusion; Liste des abréviations; Bibliographie
Klappentext
rnThe Greek term
paraklêtos ("paraclete") appears four times in the Gospel of John (Jn 14, 16.26; 15, 26; 16, 7) and once in the First Epistle (1 Jn 2, 1). In the Gospel, its meaning is enigmatic. After a
status quaestionis, a detailed analysis of
paraklêtos in ancient literature reveals two different degrees of lexicalization: a) an embryonic stage conveying the idea of movement associated with a mandate, to be found in the Gospel (common usage in the Greek language); b) the meaning of "intercesseur", associated with a stereotyped triangular semantic structure, to be found in the Epistle (Jewish tradition). This term demands a moral qualification, supplied by the adjective "righteous" in 1 Jn and by the title "the Spirit of truth" in Jn; an evolution from the Epistle to the Gospel has taken place. The latter uses a term with a minimal semantic value to include it in the mission theme, by means of a recurrent prepositional strategy linked to the preverb
para.
