James
James
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Hardback
£34.99
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780801026768
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 01/12/2009
Width: 16.5 cm
Height: 23.3 cm
Find academic sophistication, pastoral sensitivity, and accessibility in the award-winning BECNT series
Dan McCartney, a highly regarded New Testament scholar and an expert on biblical interpretation, offers a substantive yet accessible commentary on James in this latest addition to the award-winning BECNT series.
McCartney leads readers through all aspects of the book of James--sociological, historical, and theological--to help them better understand its meaning and relevance.
As with all BECNT volumes, this informative, balanced commentary features:
? Detailed interaction with the Greek text
? Extensive research
? Chapter-by-chapter exegesis
? A blend of scholarly depth and readability
? An acclaimed, user-friendly design
The BECNT series aims for academic sophistication with pastoral sensitivity and accessibility, making it a useful tool for pastors, church leaders, students, and teachers.
Series Preface
Author's Preface
Abbreviations
Transliteration
Map
Introduction to James
I. Salutation (1:1)
II. Overview of the Life of Faith (1:2-27)
A. Faith and Wisdom (1:2-8)
B. Pride and Wealth (1:9-12)
C. Faith and Testing (1:13-18)
D. Doing the Word of God (1:19-25)
E. True Religion (1:26-27)
III. First Discourse: Faith and Behavior (2:1-26)
A. Part 1: Faith, Favoritism, and Law (2:1-13)
B. Part 2: Faith and Works (2:14-26)
IV. Second Discourse: Faith, Wisdom, and Speech Ethics (3:1-18)
A. Part 1: Teachers, Tongues, and Turmoil (3:1-12)
B. Part 2: Wisdom from Above (3:13-18)
V. Third Discourse: Strife in the Church as Lack of Faith (4:1-12)
A. Part 1: Lusts and Repentance (4:1-10)
B. Part 2: Defamation and Censure (4:11-12)
VI. Interjection: Two Oracles of Warning (4:13-5:6)
A. Oracle 1: Warning to Merchants (4:13-17)
B. Oracle 2: Warning to Landlords (5:1-6)
VII. Fourth Discourse: Looking to God (5:7-18)
A. Part 1: Faith and Patience (5:7-11)
B. Bridge Verse: Prohibition of Oaths (5:12)
C. Part 2: Faith and Prayer (5:13-18)
VIII. Closing Exhortation: Mutual Responsibility and Blessing (5:19-20)
Excursus 1: Faith as the Central Concern of James
Excursus 2: Faith, Works, and Justification in James and Paul
Excursus 3: James and Wisdom
Excursus 4: James and Suffering
Works Cited
Index of Subjects
Index of Authors
Index of Greek Words
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings
Author's Preface
Abbreviations
Transliteration
Map
Introduction to James
I. Salutation (1:1)
II. Overview of the Life of Faith (1:2-27)
A. Faith and Wisdom (1:2-8)
B. Pride and Wealth (1:9-12)
C. Faith and Testing (1:13-18)
D. Doing the Word of God (1:19-25)
E. True Religion (1:26-27)
III. First Discourse: Faith and Behavior (2:1-26)
A. Part 1: Faith, Favoritism, and Law (2:1-13)
B. Part 2: Faith and Works (2:14-26)
IV. Second Discourse: Faith, Wisdom, and Speech Ethics (3:1-18)
A. Part 1: Teachers, Tongues, and Turmoil (3:1-12)
B. Part 2: Wisdom from Above (3:13-18)
V. Third Discourse: Strife in the Church as Lack of Faith (4:1-12)
A. Part 1: Lusts and Repentance (4:1-10)
B. Part 2: Defamation and Censure (4:11-12)
VI. Interjection: Two Oracles of Warning (4:13-5:6)
A. Oracle 1: Warning to Merchants (4:13-17)
B. Oracle 2: Warning to Landlords (5:1-6)
VII. Fourth Discourse: Looking to God (5:7-18)
A. Part 1: Faith and Patience (5:7-11)
B. Bridge Verse: Prohibition of Oaths (5:12)
C. Part 2: Faith and Prayer (5:13-18)
VIII. Closing Exhortation: Mutual Responsibility and Blessing (5:19-20)
Excursus 1: Faith as the Central Concern of James
Excursus 2: Faith, Works, and Justification in James and Paul
Excursus 3: James and Wisdom
Excursus 4: James and Suffering
Works Cited
Index of Subjects
Index of Authors
Index of Greek Words
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings
