@article{draper_sociological_1992, title = {The Sociological Function of the Spirit/Paraclete in the Farewell Discourse in the Fourth Gospel}, volume = {26}, url = {https://www.jstor.org/stable/43048013}, abstract = {The Paraclete in John is examined from the perspective of the sociology of sects and new religious movements. Introversion ist sects emerge in colonial situations, following the failure of revolutionary liberation movements. Strong separatist community provides stable and reliable parameters in cultural crisis and normative breakdown. Its success depends on identity transformation and world view reconstruction, which in turn depends on strong inner-group interaction and boundary maintenance against 'the world'. The Paraclete functions as boundary maintenance against a hostile social environment. Linguistic observations from the Dead Sea Scrolls support this thesis, as does detailed examination of the Farewell Discourses.}, pages = {13--29}, number = {1}, journaltitle = {Neotestamentica}, author = {Draper, J. A.}, date = {1992}, note = {Free}, }