James (Sacra Pagina Series)

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Editor\'s Preface......Page 9
Author\'s Preface......Page 11
Abbreviations......Page 15
1. Approaches to the Letter of James......Page 23
2. Text and Canonicity......Page 28
3. Genre and Purpose......Page 32
Evidence in the New Testament......Page 38
Evidence from the Letter of James......Page 43
Conclusion: James of Jerusalem as Author......Page 46
5. Addressees and the Context of the Letter......Page 47
6. Structure of the Letter......Page 50
7. Theological Vision......Page 51
Faith......Page 52
God......Page 53
Christ......Page 55
Eschatology......Page 56
Prayer......Page 58
A Theology of Social Concern......Page 59
8. Outline of the Letter of James......Page 60
I. Commentaries on James......Page 61
II. Studies on James......Page 62
III. Texts......Page 67
1. Greetings (1:1)......Page 71
Excursus 1: To the Twelve Tribes in the Dispersion (James 1:1)......Page 75
2. Testing, Wisdom, and the Lowly (1:2-11)......Page 78
Excursus 2: James and the Heritage of Israel (Perfection and Purity [James 1:2-4])......Page 93
Excursus 3: The Wisdom of James (The Gift of Wisdom [James 1:5-8])......Page 97
Excursus 4: James and the Heritage of Jesus (James\'s Use of the Jesus Traditions [James 1:9-11])......Page 103
3. Testing, Hearers and Doers of the Word (1:12-27)......Page 110
Excursus 5: The Perfect Law of Liberty (James 1:25)......Page 133
4. Do Not Show Favoritism (2:1-13)......Page 138
Excursus 6. Honor and Shame, Patronage and Grace (Cultural Scripts behind the Letter of James)......Page 162
5. Doers of the Word/Faith and Works (2:14-26)......Page 171
Excursus 7: Faith and Works in James and Paul......Page 185
6. The Tongue and Speech (3:1-12)......Page 194
7. Call to Friendship with God (3:13-4:10)......Page 212
8. Speaking Evil against Another (4:11-12)......Page 239
9. Judgment on the Rich Because of Friendship with the World (4:13-5:6)......Page 245
10. Call to Patient Endurance (5:7-11)......Page 262
11. Call to Avoid Taking Oaths (5:12)......Page 279
12. Prayer (5:13-18)......Page 286
13. The Great Commission (5:19-20)......Page 304
Scriptural Index......Page 313
1. Jewish Writings......Page 331
2. Greco-Roman Authors......Page 333
3. Christian Writings......Page 335
Author Index......Page 338