Eschatological Approval: The Structure and Unifying Motif of James (New Testament Monographs)
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Overview
The letter of James is not a haphazard collection of wisdom sayings, but a carefully assembled document with a unifying motif, according to Daniel K. Eng. By examining the structure and content of the epistle, he shows that James contains a coherent and consistent message of eschatological approval, that is, a favourable verdict at end-time judgment.
Eng establishes that James begins with a prologue (1:1-27), indicating the author’s concern for the hearers to receive eschatological approval. After that, Eng studies the document’s structure indicated by cohesive ties and bracketing, offering an informed outline for James 2-5.
With the outline in view, Eng shows how the content of each subsection refers to a favourable eschatological outcome. Discourse analysis plays a crucial role here, because the epistle’s author indicates the prominence of certain concepts through word order and dependent clauses.
Finally, Eng argues that James 1:12 serves as a thesis statement for the whole epistle, pointing the hearers to their route to a favourable end-time judgment. His resulting outline of James resembles a fish skeleton, with the unifying motif serving as a spine. Ultimately, this volume shows how the epistle’s structure and content alike point to its unifying theme: eschatological approval.
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- Argues that the letter of James is a carefully assembled document with a unifying motif.
- Explains how the content of each subsection refers to a favourable eschatological outcome.
- Shows how the epistle’s structure and content alike point to its unifying theme: eschatological approval.
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Studying a Unifying Motif in James
- Chapter 1 Literature Review
- 1.1 Literature Review: Themes in James
- 1.2 Literature Review: Eschatological Approval
- 1.3 A Way Forward Based on the Literature Review
- Chapter 2 Method
- 2.1 Macrostructures: Cohesion, Inclusions, and Situation
- 2.2 Microstructures: Discourse Devices and Greek Parallels
- Part II The Structure of James
- Chapter 3 James as a Letter
- Chapter 4 James 1.1-27 as the Introductory Prologue in James
- 4.1 James 1.1-27 as a Distinct Unit
- 4.2 The Introductory Nature of James 1
- 4.3 Outline of James 1
- Chapter 5 The Structure of James 2–5
- 5.1 The Use of Inclusio in James 2–5
- 5.2 James 2.1-13
- 5.3 James 2.14-26
- 5.4 James 3.1-12
- 5.5 James 3.13-18
- 5.6 James 4.1-10
- 5.7 James 4.11-12
- 5.8 Apostrophe: James 4.13-17 and 5.1-6
- 5.9 James 5.7-20
- 5.10 Outline of James 2–5
- Part III Eschatological Approval in the Content of James
- Chapter 6 Eschatological Approval in James 1
- 6.1 Eschatological Approval in James 1.2-4, 1.12, and 1.25
- 6.2 Eschatological Approval in the Rest of James 1
- 6.3 Summary
- Chapter 7 Eschatological Approval in James 2–5
- 7.1 James 2.1-13
- 7.2 James 2.14-26
- 7.3 James 3.1-12
- 7.4 James 3.13-18
- 7.5 James 4.1-10
- 7.6 James 4.11-12
- 7.7 Apostrophe: James 4.13–5.6
- 7.8 James 5.7-20
- 7.9 James 1.12 as the Thesis Statement of the Epistle
- 7.10 Summary
- Chapter 8 Conclusion
- 8.1 Eschatological Approval as a Unifying Motif in James
- 8.2 The Secondary Contributions of this Study
- Bibliography
- Index of References
- Index of Authors
- Title: Eschatological Approval: The Structure and Unifying Motif of James (New Testament Monographs)
- Author: Daniel K Eng
- Series: New Testament Monographs
- Publisher: Sheffield Phoenix Press
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Pages: 238
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781914490125, 1914490126
- Resource ID: LLS:SCHTLGCLPPRVJMS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-01-10T21:56:31Z