James (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament | BECNT)

by Dan G. McCartney

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2009

Overview

In this addition to the acclaimed BECNT series, Dan McCartney, an expert in the field of biblical interpretation, provides a detailed and thorough exegesis of the book of James through direct interaction with the Greek text. Working from the text, McCartney also provides a thorough sociological, historical, and theological treatment of James with rigorous academic sophistication. Nevertheless, the content of this commentary remains highly accessible and will prove to be an excellent tool for students, pastors, and scholars.

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Key Features

• Blends academic sophistication with pastoral sensitivity, and accessibility
• Includes abbreviations and Hebrew and Greek transliteration
• Provides indexes of subjects, authors, Greek words, Scripture, and other ancient writings

Contents

Top Highlights

“Returning a wanderer to the right path is an act of love.” (Page 264)

“forgiving it, removing it, eliminating its guilt, as it does in Ps. 32:1” (Page 263)

“Regard it altogether joy.’ A large part of the life of faith is one’s attitude toward things in life and one’s response to events. We often can do little to control our environment and the things that happen to us, but we can control the way we think about them and how we react to them. Knowing how to interpret events and actions is a large part of wisdom, and the faithful attitude of the Christian is one of joy.” (Page 84)

“James’s point again is that grasping concepts or having worldly success is not what avails either for genuine faith or wisdom from above; what counts is the godly life that results from genuine faith/wisdom.” (Page 198)

“These elders are to be called not because they are invested with special powers, but because they represent the church as a whole, and their prayers are an expression of the prayers of the entire congregation or community. Moo (2000: 247) rightly observes, ‘The power to heal is invested in prayer, not the elder.’” (Page 253)

Praise for the Print Edition

A fresh and important contribution to the literature on James. This work is exegetically rewarding, theologically rooted, and pastorally wise.

—Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky

Dan McCartney has written an informed, scholarly, and evangelical commentary on James that is both readable and informative. It contains fresh perspectives in addition to covering the ground that all solid commentaries need to cover. It will be quite useful to evangelical pastors who want a solid basis for preaching or teaching on James.

—Peter H. Davids, professor of biblical theology, St. Stephen’s University

Product Details

• Title: Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: James
• Author: Dan G. McCartney
• Publisher: Baker
• Publication Date: 2009
• Pages: 368

About Dan G. McCartney

Dan G. McCartney (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is a professor of New Testament interpretation at Redeemer Seminary in Dallas, Texas. He previously taught at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia for more than 20 years.