McCartney, Dan. creator text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, Mich Baker Academic c2009 2009 monographic eng

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xx, 335 p. : map ; 24 cm. Introduction to James -- Salutation (1:1) -- Overview of the life of faith (1:2-27) -- Faith and wisdom (1:2-8) -- Pride and wealth (1:9-12) -- Faith and testing (1:13-18) -- Doing the word of God (1:19-25) -- True religion (1:26-27) -- First discourse : faith and behavior (2:1-26) -- Part 1: faith, favoritism, and law (2:1-13) -- Part 2: faith and works (2:14-26) -- Second discourse : faith, wisdom, and speech ethics (3:1-18) -- Part 1: teachers, tongues, and turmoil (3:1-12) -- Part 2: wisdom from above (3:13-18) -- Third discourse : strife in the church as lack of faith (4:1-12) -- Part 1: lusts and repentance (4:1-10) -- Part 2: defamation and censure (4:11-12) -- Interjection : two oracles of warning (4:13-5:6) -- Oracle 1: warning to merchants (4:13-17) -- Oracle 2: warning to landlords (5:1-6) -- Fourth discourse : looking to God (5:7-18) -- Part 1: faith and patience (5:7-11) -- Bridge verse : prohibition of oaths (5:12) -- Part 2: faith and prayer (5:13-18) -- 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. Dan G. McCartney. Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-311) and indexes. Commentaries BS2785.53 .M36 2009 227/.9107 9780801026768 (hardback) 2009019502 151015 20250312111223.0 15732922