{"product_id":"james-through-the-centuries-isbn-9781119673897","title":"James Through the Centuries","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis unique commentary on James by an outstanding New Testament specialist, David B. Gowler, provides a broad range of original perspectives on how people have interpreted, and been influenced by, this important epistle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author explores a vast array of interpretations extending far beyond theological commentary, sermons, and hymns, to also embrace the epistle's influences on literature, art, politics, and social theory. The work includes examples of how successive generations have portrayed the historical figure of James the Just, in both pictorial and textual form. Contextualizing his analysis with excerpts from key documents, including artistic representations of the epistle, the author reviews the dynamic interactions between the James and Jesus traditions and compares James's epistle with those of Paul. The volume highlights James's particular concern for the poor and marginalized, charting the many responses to this aspect of his legacy. Drawing on sources as varied as William Shakespeare, John Calvin, Charles Schultz's \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e, and political cartoons, this is an exhaustive study of the theological and cultural debates sparked by the Epistle of James. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Through the Centuries\u003c\/i\u003e is published within the Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries series. Further information about this innovative reception history series is available at \u003cb\u003ewww.bbibcomm.info\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Plates ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editors’ Preface xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames 1:1–11: Trials, Endurance, Wisdom, and the Exalted Poor 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames 1:12–27: Trials, Endurance, and Doers of the Word 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames 2:1–13: Deeds of Faith, the Chosen Poor, and the Law of Liberty 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames 2:14–26: Faith without Works Is Dead 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames 3:1–12: The Power and Danger of Speech 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames 3:13–4:12: The Fruits of Wisdom versus Friendship with the World 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames 4:13–5:6: The Sovereignty of God and God’s Judgment upon the Rich 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames 5:7–11: The Patience of the Faithful and the Compassion of the Lord 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames 5:12–20: Speech and Actions in the Community of the Faithful 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiographies 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Names 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Subjects 335\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid B. Gowler\u003c\/b\u003e is The Dr. Lovick Pierce and Bishop George F. Pierce Chair of Religion at Oxford College, Emory University, and Senior Faculty Fellow, Center for Ethics, Emory University, USA. He has published dozens of books, articles, book chapters, and book reviews, and since 1991 has served as co-editor of \u003ci\u003eEmory Studies in Early Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unique commentary on James by an outstanding New Testament specialist, David B. Gowler, provides a broad range of original perspectives on how people have interpreted, and been influenced by, this important epistle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author explores a vast array of interpretations extending far beyond theological commentary, sermons, and hymns, to also embrace the epistle's influences on literature, art, politics, and social theory. The work includes examples of how successive generations have portrayed the historical figure of James the Just, in both pictorial and textual form. Contextualizing his analysis with excerpts from key documents, including artistic representations of the epistle, the author reviews the dynamic interactions between the James and Jesus traditions and compares James's epistle with those of Paul. The volume highlights James's particular concern for the poor and marginalized, charting the many responses to this aspect of his legacy. Drawing on sources as varied as William Shakespeare, John Calvin, Charles Schultz's \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e, and political cartoons, this is an exhaustive study of the theological and cultural debates sparked by the Epistle of James. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Through the Centuries\u003c\/i\u003e is published within the Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries series. 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