What Are They Saying about the Letter of James?
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Overview
The past 30 years have witnessed a dramatic increase in interest in the Letter of James. Alicia J. Batten provides a detailed survey of the most important scholarly opinions being considered today, including theories of authorship. She thoroughly examines essential themes found in James, such as a critique of wealth, testing and trials, exhortation to receive wisdom from above, and apocalyptic tendencies. Batten also discusses the ongoing debate about whether the text had any connection with the Pauline tradition. She sheds light on the content, structure, and rhetoric of James, as well as on the development and diversity of ancient traditions in ancient Judaism and Christianity.
- Title: What Are They Saying about the Letter of James?
- Author: Alicia J. Batten
- Series: WATSA Series
- Publisher: Paulist Press
- Print Publication Date: 2009
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. James › Criticism, interpretation, etc
- ISBNs: 9780809146208, 0809146207
- Resource ID: LLS:WHATSAYLTRJMS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T21:07:24Z