The Power of Saving Wisdom

Cornelis Bennema explains the role of the Spirit in salvation according to John's Gospel against the background of intertestamental Jewish wisdom literature. He comes to the conclusion that the salvific function of the Spirit is that of a cognitive agent who, through the mediation of life-giving wisdom, creates and sustains a saving relationship between the believer and the Father and Son.

About the author

Cornelius Bennema is Assistant Professor of New Testament Department at the South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS; http://www.saiacs.org) in Bangalore, India. He is the author of The Power of Saving Wisdom: An Investigation of Spirit and Wisdom in Relation to the Soteriology of the Fourth Gospel (Mohr Siebeck, 2002).

Product details

• Authors: Cornelis Bennema
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9781556357374
• ISBN: 978-1-55635-737-4
• No. of pages: 330
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 480 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works