James : wisdom of James, disciple of Jesus the sage / Richard Bauckham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bauckham, Richard, author.

Series:

New Testament readings.

New Testament readings

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. James--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Richard Bauckham explores the historical and literary contexts of the Epistle of James, discussing the significance of James as the brother of Jesus and leader of the early Jerusalem church. He gives special attention to the aphorisms which encapsulate James' wisdom, and to the way that James' teaching closely resembles that of Jesus.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Looking into James as into a mirror; An encyclical from James to the Diaspora; Reading James as an encyclical to the Diaspora; The wisdom of James, disciple of Jesus the sage; Literary forms in James; Literary structure of James; James, Jesus ben Sira and Jesus of Nazareth; The wisdom of Jesus and the wisdom of James; Reading James as a compendium of the wisdom of James; James in canonical context; James and Paul; James for Messianic Jews and Gentile Christians; James in modern and contemporary contexts

Reading James in nineteenth-century CopenhagenReading James at the turn of the millennium; Through the looking glass and back; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Biblical references; Other ancient sources

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-229) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-134-85004-2

972-776-253-0

1-280-33377-4

0-203-01198-8

1-134-85005-0

0-203-17078-4

9780203011980

OCLC:

56944463