Reading James with New Eyes Methodological Reassessments of the Letter of James

by Webb, Robert L.; Kloppenborg, John S.

• ISBN13: 9780567031259
• ISBN10: 056703125X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-05-15
• Publisher: Bloomsbury T & T Clark

Summary

The letters of James, 1 and 2 Peter, and Jude are among the most neglected letters of the New Testament. Thus, methodological advances in New Testament study tend to arise among the Gospels or Pauline letters. But now these letters are beginning to receive increased attention in the scholarly community. Reading James With New Eyesis the first of four volumes that incorporate new research in this area. The essays collected here examine the impact of recent methodological developments in New Testament studies to the letter of James, including, for example, rhetorical, social-scientific, socio-rhetorical, ideological and hermeneutical methods, as they contribute to understanding James and its social context. Each essay has a similar three-fold structure, making them perfect for use by students: a description of the methodological approach; the application of the methodological approach to James; and a conclusion identifying how the methodological approach contributes to a fresh understanding of the letter.

Table of Contents

Reading James with new eyes : an introduction	p. 1
Ideological strategies in the letter of James	p. 6
Nativism in James 2.14-26 : a post-colonial reading	p. 27
'Unstained by the world' : purity and pollution as an indicator of cultural interaction in the letter of James	p. 49
The letter of James as a document of Paulinism?	p. 75
An assessment of the rhetoric and rhetorical analysis of the letter of James	p. 99
The emulation of the Jesus tradition in the letter of James	p. 121
The languages of 'household' and 'kingdom' in the letter of James : a socio-rhetorical study	p. 151
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