James, 1 & 2 Peter, and Early Jesus Traditions

by Batten, Alicia J.; Kloppenborg, John S.

• ISBN13: 9780567420534
• ISBN10: 0567420531
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-12-18
• Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark

Summary

This book studies comparisons and possible trajectories between three 'catholic' epistles, and traditions associated with Jesus. Part A analyzes why James would recall the teachings of Jesus, how he alters these teachings, and what such adaptation suggests about his audience. Part B turns to the Jesus
tradition and 1 and 2 Peter. What can 1 Peter's use of Isaiah 53 tell us about the historical Jesus? How has 1 Peter conflated early Jesus traditions with those of ancient Judaism in order to develop certain ideas? How does 2 Peter allude to Gospel traditions? Moreover, how does the author of 2 Peter
use early Jesus traditions as a sort of testimony? The book is an important contribution to scholarship on source criticism, ancient rhetoric, and the influence of Hellenistic, Judean and Roman traditions on early Christianity.

Author Biography

Alicia J. Batten is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Sudbury, a bilingual university federated with Laurentian University. Recent publications include Friendship and Benefaction in James. Emory Studies in Early Christianity 15; Blandford Forum, UK: Deo, 2010, and What Are They Saying About the Letter of James? New York: Paulist, 2009.

John S. Kloppenborg is Professor of Religion at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is well-known for his ground-breaking work on the Sayings Gospel Q. His most recent publication is Excavating Q: The History and Setting of the Sayings Gospel. He is currently writing a commentary on James for the Hermeneia series.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Alicia J. Batten and John S. Kloppenborg/Part A: The Letter of James and Jesus Traditions/1. Q and James: A Source-Critical Conundrum - Paul Foster/2. Wholeness in James and the Q Source - Patrick J. Hartin/3. The Audience of James and the Sayings of Jesus - Dale C. Allison, Jr./4. The Urbanization of Jesus Traditions in James - Alicia J. Batten/5. Stoicism, Social Stratification, and the Q Tradition in James: A Suggestion about James' Audience - David A. Kaden/Part B: First and Second Peter and the Jesus Tradition/1. Jesus Remembered in 1 Peter? Early Jesus Traditions, Isaiah 53, and 1 Pet 2:21-25 - David G. Horrell/2. Early Jesus Tradition in 1 Peter 3:18-22 - Duane F. Watson/3. The Gospels of Matthew and John in the Second Letter of Peter - Terrance Callan/4. The Testimony of Peter: 2 Peter and the Gospel Traditions - Gene L. Green