Talk:Paraclete
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- REDIRECT [[]]⅛== Paraclete ==
Paraclete is the Greek term for "spirit". When translated into english it can mean any of the following: counsellor, advocate, teacher, guide, champion, helper, revealer, comforter, encourager, etc.
[edit] Paraclete in John's Gospel
Paraclete is only used in the Gospel of John in verses such as 14:15-17, 14:25-26, 15:26-27, 16:1-15 etc.
Abelard says he named his oratory the Paraclete in The Letters of Abelard and Heloise in Historia calamitatum. He discusses the Holy Spirit and the Trinity in his writings. "In fact, the whole Trinity or any member of theTrinity may be addressed as Paraclete, that is, Comforter, according to the words of the Apostle:'Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the all merciful Father and the GOd whose consolation never fails us. He comforts us in all out troubles; and as the Truth says, "And he shall give you another to be your Comforter."'" (this quote cited to 2 Corinthians i, 3-4; John xvi, 16).
