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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789778203321

Autore

Penner Todd C.

Titolo

The Epistle of James and eschatology : re-reading an ancient Christian letter / / Todd C. Penner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [1996]

©1996

ISBN

1-283-19367-1

9786613193674

0-567-14797-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (339 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series, , 0143-5108 ; ; 121

Library of New Testament studies

Disciplina

227/.9106

Soggetti

Eschatology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [282]-312)and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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