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Author Penner, Todd C

Title The Epistle of James and eschatology : re-reading an ancient Christian letter / Todd C. Penner
Published Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, ©1996

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Description 1 online resource (331 pages)
Series Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series, 0143-5108 ; 121
Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 121. 0143-5108
Contents Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: CHRISTIAN ORIGINS AND THE EPISTLE OF JAMES; Chapter 2 JAMES IN CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH: CAVEATS AND CRITICISMS; Chapter 3 THE ESCHATOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE EPISTLE OF JAMES; Chapter 4 THE EPISTLE OF JAMES IN THE CONTEXT OF EARLY JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN TEXTS; Chapter 5 CONCLUSION: THE EPISTLE OF JAMES AND CHRISTIAN ORIGINS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors
Summary The aim of this book is to challenge the common view that the epistle of James is a late Hellenistic Wisdom document that has little importance for our understanding of earliest Christianity. The author undertakes two main projects: first, an examination of the various assumptions about date, setting and content that have influenced how the letter of James has been interpreted; and second, a re-reading of the letter that seeks to uncover the special character of the epistle by stressing the fusion of its eschatological framework with its ethical instruction. The literary, cultural, and social
Analysis Christianity Scriptures
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-312) and indexes
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SUBJECT Bible. James -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Bible. James fast
Bibel Jakobusbrief gnd
Bible. New Testament -- Critique, interprétation, etc. ram
Subject Eschatology.
Eschatology -- Biblical teaching
RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- New Testament.
RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Paul's Letters.
Eschatology
Eschatologie
Jacobus (bijbelboek)
Eschatologie.
Eschatologie.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 96165119
ISBN 9780567147974
0567147975
1283193671
9781283193672