James: Wisdom of James, Disciple of Jesus the Sage

ISBN-13: 9780415103701 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 260 str.

Richard J. Bauckham

Opis

The Epistle of James raises particular historical problems about the origins of Christianity and its relation to contemporary Judaism. This text contextualizes the Epistle of James within the canon of Scripture and analyzes the historical context of James. The Epistle of James includes a considerable range of types of material, aphorisms, parabolic sayings, prophetic oracles, apocalyptic statements, interpretation of the law and ethical parensis. Richard Bauckham explores the different types of material included in the text and demonstrates how a close appreciation of these literary aspects can enhance understanding of the Epistle.

Spis treści

Introduction Prologue: Looking into James as into a mirror; Chapter 1 An encyclical from James to the Diaspora; Chapter 2 The wisdom of James, disciple of Jesus the sage; Chapter 3 James in canonical context; Chapter 4 James in modern and contemporary contexts;

O autorze

Richard Bauckham is Professor of New Testamnet Studies at the University of St Andrews. He is the author of The Theology of the Book of Revelation (1993)