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 .

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David Pastorelli, Marc Bloch University, Strasbourg, France.

Klappentext

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.

Inhalt

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