James and Jude / William F. Brosend II.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brosend, William F. (William Frank), 1954-

Series:

New Cambridge Bible commentary

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. James--Commentaries.

Bible.

Bible. Jude--Commentaries.

Bible. Jude.

Bible. James.

Genre:

Commentaries.

Physical Description:

xv, 206 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Summary:

The first commentary to focus exclusively on the letters of James and Jude.

Contents:

A Word about Citations xiii

Dates 5

Occasions 7

Literary Relationships 9

Reception and Interpretation 12

The Texture of Texts 15

Inner Texture and Intertexture 21

Sociocultural Texture 22

Ideological Texture 22

Sacred and Homiletical Textures 23

Commentaries on the Letter of James 23

Studies on James 24

Articles on the Letter of James 25

Commentaries and Books on Jude 26

Studies and Articles on Jude 26

Special Studies 27

James 1:1-27 - That You May Be Mature and Complete 29

James 1:1 29

James 1:2-8 33

A Closer Look - Climbing James's Ladder 34

James 1:9-11 39

James 1:12-18 44

James 1:19-27 48

A Closer Look - God and Righteousness 50

A Closer Look - Through a Glass Darkly? 51

Bridging the Horizons - Out of Silence 54

James 2:1-26 - I By My Works Will Show You My Faith 55

James 2:1-13 56

A Closer Look - Synagogue, Story, and Setting 61

A Closer Look - James's Use of Law 66

James 2:14-26 70

A Closer Look - A Confusing Verse 74

A Closer Look - Paul and James 78

Bridging the Horizons - Faith Is All about the Practice 82

James 3:1-18 - Teachers, Tongues, and Righteousness 86

James 3:1-12 86

Bridging the Horizons - Sacred and Homiletical Textures 97

James 3:13-18 98

Bridging the Horizons - The Preacher as Practitioner 104

James 4:1-17 - Conflict, Friendship, and What Tomorrow May Bring 105

James 4:1-10 106

A Closer Look - The Language of Desire 107

Bridging the Horizons - Friendship with God in the World 115

James 4:11-12 116

James 4:13-17 122

A Closer Look - Text-Critical Issues 124

Bridging the Horizons - When the Text Is Tough 128

James 5:1-20 - Cries, Patience, and Prayer: The Lord Is Near 130

James 5:1-6 131

A Closer Look - James's Use of the Greek Tense 132

James 5:7-11 141

A Closer Look - James's Thoroughgoing Eschatology 146

James 5:12-20 148

A Closer Look - James and Jesus on Searing an Oath 150

Bridging the Horizons - Preaching James 164

The Letter of Jude - Have Mercy on Some Who Are Wavering 166

Jude 1-2 167

A Closer Look - "Jude" in the NT 167

Jude 3-4 169

Jude 5-10 172

Jude 11-16 176

Jude 17-23 180

A Closer Look - The Text of Jude 22-3 181

Jude 24-5 182

A Closer Look - A Challenge to Jesus' Honor 184

Bridging the Horizons - Preaching Jude 191

Scripture and Extra-Biblical Texts Index 197.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0521814820

0521892015

OCLC:

53084096

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