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Purity and Worldview in the Epistle of James

Purity and Worldview in the Epistle of James

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£160.00

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9780567033116
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 20/03/2008
Width: 15.6 cm
Height: 23.4 cm
This book provides a look at purity language within the "Epistle of James", arguing against restricting the meaning of purity language to the individual moral sphere.Arguing against restricting the meaning of purity language to the individual moral sphere (as many commentaries do), the central argument of "Purity and Worldview in the Epistle of James" is that purity language both articulates and constructs the worldview in James' epistle. Lockett offers a taxonomy of purity language, applied as a heuristic guide to understand the function of purity and pollution in the epistle. Through this analysis the study concludes that James is not calling for sectarian separation, but rather demonstrates a degree of cultural accommodation while calling forth specific socio-cultural boundaries between the readers and the world.Formerly the "Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement", was a book series that explored the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches. "The Early Christianity in Context" series, a part of JSNTS, examines the birth and development of early Christianity up to the end of the third century CE. The series places Christianity in its social, cultural, political and economic context. "European Seminar on Christian Origins" and "Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Supplement" are also part of JSNTS.
1. Introduction: Purity in James; 2. A Reassessment and Taxonomy of Purity Language; 3. An Approach to the Text; 4. Exegesis of Purity Language in James; 5. Purity and the Cultural Stance of James; 6. Summary and Conclusion.

Associate Professor Darian Lockett (Biola University, USA)

Darian Lockett is Assistant Professor of Theology at The King's College in New York City, USA.

."..Lockett makes a convincing case for his thesis. It should profit serious students of James." Religious Studies Review, September 2009

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