James and Jude

by Painter, John; Desilva, David Arthur

• ISBN13: 9780801036347
• ISBN10: 0801036348
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-11-15
• Publisher: Baker Academic

Summary

In this addition to the well-received Paideia series, two respected New Testament scholars offer a practical commentary on James and Jude that is conversant with contemporary scholarship, draws on ancient backgrounds, and attends to the theological nature of the texts. This commentary, like each in the projected eighteen-volume series, proceeds by sense units rather than word-by-word or verse-by-verse. Paideia commentaries explore how New Testament texts form Christian readers by attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits commenting on the final, canonical form of each New Testament book focusing on the cultural, literary, and theological settings of the text making judicious use of maps, photos, and sidebars in a reader-friendly format Students, pastors, and other readers will appreciate the historical, literary, and theological insight that John Painter and David deSilva offer in interpreting James and Jude.

Author Biography

John Painter (PhD, Durham University) is biblical research scholar and professor of theology at the Charles Sturt University School of Theology. David A. deSilva (PhD, Emory University) is Trustees' Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Greek at Ashland Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	p. viii
Foreword	p. ix
Abbreviations	p. xi
James
Preface to James	p. 3
Introduction to James	p. 7
Address/Salutation	p. 48
Epitome of the Exhortation of James	p. 56
Warning against Partiality	p. 87
Faith and Works	p. 100
The Tongue	p. 112
God and the World	p. 127
Admonitions and Warnings	p. 148
Concluding Pastoral Advice	p. 160
Jude
Preface to Jude	p. 177
Introduction to Jude	p. 179
Letter Opening	p. 190
Intruders' Behavior Illumined from History	p. 197
Intruders' Behavior Illumined from History, Nature, and Prophecy	p. 208
Exhortations and Conclusion	p. 218
Bibliography	p. 229
Index of Subjects	p. 239
Index of Modern Authors	p. 245
Index of Scripture and Ancient Sources	p. 247
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