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James

A Commentary
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In this new authoritative volume of the New Testament Library series, Joel B. Green presents the writer of James as a sort of practical theologian, directly addressing the lived experiences of Jewish Christ followers beset by Roman social conventions and sensibilities contrary to the divine command to love God and love neighbor.

The book of James is nothing if not pragmatic. Its core arguments rest on urging its audience to take concrete action to develop faithful life patterns in a world that is often set against those who seek to follow Jesus Christ as Lord. Joel B. Green shows how the practical wisdom of James can continue to speak prophetically to a range of issues that plague our contemporary experience--the entrenched and growing gap between the wealthy and impoverished foremost among them. But readers who might be tempted to formulate a simple to-do list from James's precepts are encouraged instead to enter into the world of the text as fully and as humanly as possible by asking questions like: How would the letter's first audience (and then how might we) hear, and internalize, the writer's words about perfection, moral purity, humans made in God's likeness, and prayer for the sick and disabled? How might their lives (and then how might ours) be shaped by James's central concern with the double love of love of God and love of neighbor?

James: A Commentary examines the Letter of James from a variety of angles--its social and cultural contexts, its relationship to Israel's Scriptures and to the teaching of Jesus, the development of its message, and its significance theologically. As with other volumes in the New Testament Library series, this commentary strives to come to terms with the literary and historical aspects of James: its arguments, its appeals, its perspectives; its interpretation of Jesus' message and Israel's Scriptures; its grasp of contemporary Jewish and Greco-Roman thought. But it most deeply aims to show how James points readers toward envisaging the world as God does and acting accordingly--personally and communally.

The New Testament Library series offers authoritative commentary on every book and major aspect of the New Testament, providing fresh translations based on the best available ancient manuscripts, critical portrayals of the historical world in which the books were created, careful attention to their literary design, and a theologically perceptive exposition of the biblical text. The contributors are scholars of international standing. The editorial board consists of John T. Carroll, Union Presbyterian Seminary; Susan E. Hylen, Candler School of Theology, Emory University; and Emerson B. Powery, Messiah University.

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    • SKU: 9780664221393
    • Manufacturer: Westminster Pr
    • ISBN 13: 9780664221393
    • Publication Date: 03/04/2025
    • Format: Hardcover

     
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