| Description |
xix, 319 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Sacra pagina series ; v. 14 |
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Sacra pagina series ; 14.
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| Contents |
Approaches to the letter of James -- Text and canonicity -- Genre and purpose -- Author and date -- Addressees and context of the letter -- Structure of the letter -- Theological vision -- Outline of the letter of James -- General bibliography -- Greetings (1:1) -- Excursus 1: To the twelve tribes in the dispersion (1:1) -- Testing, wisdom, and the lowly (1:2-11) -- Excursus 2: James and the heritage of Israel (perfection and purity [1:2-4]) -- Excursus 3: The wisdom of James (the gift of wisdom [1:5-8]) -- Excursus 4: James and the heritage of Jesus (James's use of the Jesus traditions [1:9-11]) -- Testing, hearers and doers of the word (1:12-27) -- Excursus 5: The perfect law of liberty (1:25) -- Do not show favoritism (2:1-13) -- Excursus 6: Honor and shame, patronage and grace (cultural scripts behind the letter of James) -- Doers of the word/Faith and works (2:14-16) -- Excursus 7: Faith and works in James and Paul -- The tongue and speech (3:1-12) -- Call to friendship with God (3:13--4:10) -- Speaking evil against another (4:11-12) -- Judgement on the rich because of friendship with the world (4:13--5:6) -- Call to patience and endurance (5:7-11) -- Call to avoid taking oaths (5:12) -- Prayer (5:13-18) -- The great commission (5:19-20). |
| Note |
"A Michael Glazier book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Subject |
Bible. James -- Commentaries.
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| Added Author |
Harrington, Daniel J.
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| ISBN |
0814658164 |
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