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James, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament / Dan G. McCartney

Contents Series Preface Author's Preface Abbreviations Transliteration Map Introduction to James

Character Authorship and Date

Who Was James? Four Views of Author and Date

View 1: The Letter Was Written by James Before Paul's Letters View 2: The Letter Was Written by James After Paul's Letters View 3: The Letter is Pseudonymous View 4: The Letter Comprises Material Originally From James but Reworked by a Later Editor

Evidence

External Indications and the Church's Reception Internal Evidence: Palestinian Indications

Language Issues Amanuensis or Collator? Historical Context Issues Conclusion

Original Recipients and Occasion

The Audience as Diaspora

Was the Audience Christian or Jewish Non-Christian? Was the Audience Ethnically Jewish or Gentile (or Mixed)?

Location of the Addressees Social Situation Communal Orientation Genre and Purpose Is James a Real Letter? Rhetorical Purpose and Origins

Similarity to Greek Rhetorical Forms Jewish Literary Background

Old Testament Connections Relation to Extrabiblical Jewish Wisdom Literature

Sirach Wisdom of Solomon Sentences of Pseudo-Phocylides Eschatological Motivation for Exhortations

James and the Wisdom of Jesus

James and the Sermon on the Mount/Plain Other Correspondences to the Jesus Tradition Conclusion

James and 1 Peter Was James a Reaction to Paul (or Later Paulinism)? Controlling Theme: Genuine Faith

P. H. Davids and the Double-Opening Theory Rhetorical Approaches Toward Resolving the Structure of James Structural Indicators

"Brothers" as Discourse Marker Proverbs as "Closers" The Parallel Structure of James 2 and James 3

Summary and Outline

Theology

Fatherhood of God Christology Eschatology Ethics

Two Dimensions: Individual and Communal Two Motivations: Past Word and Future Hope James's Specific Areas of Ethical Interest Summary

Commentary

I. Salutation (1:1) II. Overview of the Life of Faith (1:2-27)

A. Faith and Wisdom (1:2-8) B. Pride and Wealth (1:9-12) C. Faith and Testing (1:13-18) D. Doing the Word of God (1:19-25) E. True Religion (1:26-27)

III. First Discourse: Faith and Behavior (2:1-26)

A. Part 1: Faith, Favoritism, and Law (2:1-13)

1. Faith and Favoritism (2:1-7) 2. Faith and Law (2:8-13)

B. Part 2: Faith and Works (2:14-26)

IV. Second Discourse: Faith, Wisdom, and Speech Ethics (3:1-18)

A. Part 1: Teachers, Tongues, and Turmoil (3:1-12) B. Part 2: Wisdom from Above (3:13-18)

V. Third Discourse: Strife in the Church as Lack of Faith (4:1—12)

A. Part 1: Lusts and Repentance (4:1-10) B. Part 2: Defamation and Censure (4:11-12)

VI. Interjection: Two Oracles of Warning (4:13-5:6)

A. Oracle 1: Warning to Merchants (4:13-17) B. Oracle 2: Warning to Landlords (5:1-6)

VII. Fourth Discourse: Looking to God (5:7-18)

A. Part 1: Faith and Patience (5:7-11) B. Bridge Verse: Prohibition of Oaths (5:12) C. Part 2: Faith and Prayer (5:13-18)

VIII. Closing Exhortation: Mutual Responsibility and Blessing (5:19-20)

Excursus 1: Faith as the Central Concern of James

Faith Is Christological (2:1) Faith Is Eschatological (5:7-11) Doubting, or "Double-Mindedness," Is the Opposite of Faith Genuine Faith Has Another Direct Enemy, False Faith, Which Is the Result of Self-Deception The Poor Are the "Rich in Faith" (2:5) Even Wisdom Is Effectively Faith Salvation Is by Faith Therefore, Since Faith Is So Important to James, It Is Crucial to Have the Right Kind of Faith Some Other Observations on Faith in James

Faith under Duress Works Endurance (ὑπομονή, hypomonē) Faith Submits to God Faith Is an Attitude That Is "Quick to Hear"

Excursus 2: Faith, Works, and Justification in James and Paul Excursus 3: James and Wisdom

James and Jewish Wisdom Literature Wisdom Is a Divine Gift Wisdom Is Ethical Rather Than Intellective Wisdom Is Eschatologically Motivated Wisdom Is Spiritual Wisdom Is the Teaching of Jesus Conclusion

Excursus 4: James and Suffering

Suffering Is a Characteristic of the People of God Suffering Is One of the Trials That Are Means to Christian Maturity Suffering Calls Forth Faithful Living (Living by Faith) Conclusion

Works Cited Indices

Index of Subjects Index of Authors Index of Greek Words Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings

Old Testament New Testament Old Testament Apocrypha Old Testament Pseudepigrapha Rabbinic Writings Targums Qumran/Dead Sea Scrolls Papyri Josephus Philo Classical Writers Church Fathers Other Writings

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