Description
Book SynopsisA highly regarded New Testament scholar offers a substantive evangelical commentary on James in the award-winning BECNT series.
Table of ContentsSeries Preface
Author's Preface
Abbreviations
Transliteration
Map
Introduction to James
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)
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
Excursus 2: Faith, Works, and Justification in James and Paul
Excursus 3: James and Wisdom
Excursus 4: James and Suffering
Works Cited
Index of Subjects
Index of Authors
Index of Greek Words
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings
