The Spirit in the Gospel according to John, 1 John, and 2 John

John Christopher Thomas

doi:10.1163/15700747-bja10054

Abstract

Abstract This study seeks to trace the role and significance of pneumatology within the Gospel according to John and 1–2 John using a narrative, literary approach that has emerged with an amazing amount of consistency among a variety of biblical scholars who have sought to discern an approach to the interpretation of Scripture worthy of the Pentecostal tradition. This exploration draws heavily from and builds upon my previous studies on this theme within the broader Johannine literature.

Highlights

Though it is often claimed that when it comes to the subject of pneumatology Pentecostals work with a canon within the canon consisting of Luke-Acts, this judgment does not quite fit the evidence of the tradition’s written record
This study seeks to trace the role and significance of pneumatology within the Gospel according to John and 1–2John using a narrative, literary approach that has emerged with an amazing amount of consistency among a variety of biblical scholars who have sought to discern an approach to the interpretation of Scripture worthy of the Pentecostal tradition
Via free access the spirit in the gospel according to john, 1 john, and 2 john 443 describe the speak of drinking from the living water (Spirit) baptism of various individuals within the narrative, it may not be insignificant to note that there are more words of Jesus about the Spirit contained in the Fourth Gospel than in the other three canonical gospels combined

Summary

John 4

The passage in which the Spirit figures prominently is in the story of the Samaritan woman. They are looking for “the prophet,” which is in accordance with the teaching of the Torah, they have cut themselves off from the revelation about the Messiah found in the prophets and the writings, especially the Psalms.[15] If the Samaritan woman desires to drink of the “living water” that Jesus offers, she must modify her view of redemptive history and the sacred texts, for salvation is of the Jews As it turns out, through the Jews God has prepared for and made his fullest revelation in the incarnation of his unique Son. Third, the reader might well be struck by the statement, “salvation is of the Jews.”. This statement reinforces the close relationship that exists between the Spirit and the Truth suggested earlier in 4:23

John 7:37–39

John 15:26

John 16:4 b-15

10 John 19:30

11 John 20:22

12 The Spirit in 1John and 2John