Alfredovich@Alfredovich65
Apr 23, 2024
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A collection of some errors in the chapter on the Paraclete (in 'Abraham Fulfilled') that I've pointed out. Thought it might be good to compile them. 
In the book they fail to respond to the claim that Jesus sends the Paraclete.
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Alfredovich@Alfredovich65
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Their response to the claim that the Paraclete is sent by Jesus, and their response to who "you" are is very confused.
Apparently they straight up forgot about John 15:26-27. The text directly says that Jesus will send the Paraclete from the Father.
They fail to respond to the objection that the group ("you") that the Paraclete will be sent to is Jesus' disciples and the immediate early church, and not some community 600 years later.
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Also, who is "you" that was with Jesus from the beginning in v.27? Obviously the disciples. So, the Paraclete is sent to the disciples, not to a group of people 600 years later.
They argue that the Paraclete can't be the Holy Spirit because Jesus says that the Paraclete can only come once he has departed (Jn 16:7).
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Alfredovich@Alfredovich65
Apr 23 24
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An additional answer that can be given is that Jesus' 'departure' refers to his death. Barret writes the following (p. 486 of his commentary):
They misrepresent scholars. Such as claiming that e.g. Bultmann and Windisch "believed Paraclete was originally a human figure." (p. 309).
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Alfredovich@Alfredovich65
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From what I am aware, Windisch did not argue that the paraclete was a mere human prophet. Rather, he thought it was an "angel in human form or as a prophet". So basically a heavenly entity that comes down and performs some prophetic roles.
They claim that 'allos' simply means "another of the same kind" (p. 306-307). This is clearly misleading, as shown by BDAG.
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Alfredovich@Alfredovich65
Apr 22 24
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Their claim that 'allos' must mean "another of the same kind" is a bit confusing. I'm currently looking at the BDAG and that premise appears very dubious and unjustified. Here is the relevant section.
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