As a “servant” (1:1), James humbly submits himself in obedience to both God and to the Lord Jesus Christ as one who “serves” them within a context of worship.5 As a “servant” who has been divinely authorized by both God and the Lord ...
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The Letter of James is one of the most significant, yet generally overlooked, New Testament books. Because Martin Luther, leader of the Protestant Reformation, disliked this letter for its emphasis...
A number of years in the making, interacting with the best and most recent works on James, and written for readers at all levels, this volume will quickly become a standard commentary on James.
Scot McKnight's commentary expounds James both in its own context and in the context of ancient Judaism, the Greco-Roman world, and the emerging Christian faith. --from publisher description
of James, 81. 116. McKnight, 3. See also, e.g., 44: “Torah observance through the lens of Jesus for a messianic community. ... Significance of Exemplars for the Interpretation of the Letter of James, WUNT 2/376 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, ...
... word “synagogue” for either their building or their gatherings? Was it a dedicated building or, which is far more ... Stewards, Prophets, Keepers of the Word: Leadership in the Early Church (Peabody: Hendrickson, 2006), 8-54; S. K. Catto ...
... wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, soulical, demonic. (3:15) This wisdom is not that ... alienated from God. This wisdom has its origins in Satan's world of fallen, imperfect humans alienated from God, who ...