Reading the Epistle of James : a resource for students / edited by Eric F. Mason and Darian R. Lockett.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mason, Eric Farrel, editor.

Lockett, Darian R., editor.

Series:

Resources for biblical study ; no. 94.

Resources for biblical study ; number 94

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. James--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. James.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xvi, 342 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, GA : SBL Press, [2019]

Summary:

"This volume addresses major issues for interpretation of the Epistle of James in sixteen chapters designed especially for students or others undertaking serious study of this letter for the first time. Topics addressed include possible sources and backgrounds utilized by the author of James, the genre of the book and its literary structure, and major theological themes in James. Three chapters address the book's reception in the early church, the relationship between the epistle and the historical James, and major Catholic and Protestant interpretations of the book in the Reformation era"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Darian R. Lockett and Eric F. Mason

James and Jesus traditions / Richard Bauckham

Use of Biblical and other Jewish traditions in James / Eric F. Mason

The letter of James and Hellenistic philosophy / Matt Jackson-McCabe

James in the context of Jewish wisdom literature / Benjamin Wold

The genre of James : diaspora letter, wisdom instruction, or both? / Luke L. Cheung and Kelvin C.L. Yu

The rhetorical composition of the Epistle of James / Duane F. Watson

The good God and the reigning Lord : theology of the Epistle of James / Peter H. Davids

Salvation in James: saved by gift to become merciful / Mariam Kamell Kovalishyn

The devil and demons in the Epistle of James / Ryan E. Stokes

Poverty riches, and God's blessings : James in the context of the Biblical story / Scot McKnight

Reading James with the social sciences / Aliocia J. Batten

Don't conform yourselves to the values of the empire / Elsa Tamez, translated by Kevin Johnson

Textual criticism and the Editio Critica Maior of James / Peter J. Gurry and Tommy Wasserman

James "the brother of the Lord" and the Epistle of James / John Painter

Use, authority, and canonical status of James in the earliest church / Darian R. Lockett

Salvation, the Church, and social teaching : the Epistle of James in exegesis of the Reformation Era / Stephen J. Chester

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-317) and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Reading the epistle of james

ISBN:

9781628372502

1628372508

9780884143932

0884143937

OCLC:

1110676391