James and Jude /

This commentary focuses exclusively on the two letters written by the 'brothers of the Lord', James and Jude. Each letter is discussed on its own merits, and interpreted as having been written early in the life of the Church - it is posited that the letter of James may be one of the oldest...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brosend, William F. (William Frank), 1954-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Series:New Cambridge Bible commentary
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Table of Contents:
  • I. Introduction
  • Authors
  • Dates
  • Occasions
  • Literary relationships
  • Reception and interpretation
  • The texture of texts
  • II. Suggested reading
  • Inner texture and intertexture
  • Sociocultural texture
  • Ideological texture
  • Sacred and homiletical textures
  • Commentaries on the Letter of James
  • Studies on James
  • Articles on the Letter of James
  • Studies on James
  • Articles on the Letter of James
  • Commentaries and books on Jude
  • Studies and articles on Jude
  • Special studies
  • III. Commentary
  • James 1:1-27
  • that you may be mature and complete
  • James 1:1
  • James 1:2-8
  • A closer look
  • climbing James's ladder
  • James 1:9-11
  • James 1:12-18
  • James 1:19-27
  • A closer look
  • God and righteousness
  • A closer look
  • through a glass darkly?
  • Bridging the horizons
  • out of silence
  • James 2:1-26
  • I by my works will show you my faith
  • James 2:1-13
  • A closer look
  • synagogue, story, and setting
  • A closer look
  • James's use of law
  • James 2:14-26
  • A closer look
  • a confusing verse
  • A closer look
  • Paul and James
  • Bridging the horizons
  • faith is all about the practice
  • James 3:1-18
  • teachers, tongues, and righteousness
  • James 3:1-12
  • Bridging the horizons
  • sacred and homiletical textures
  • James 3:13-18
  • Bridging the horizons
  • the preacher as practitioner
  • James 4:1-17
  • conflict, friendship, and what tomorrow may bring
  • James 4:1-10
  • A closer look
  • the language of desire
  • Bridging the horizons
  • friendship with God in the world
  • James 4:11-12
  • James 4:13-17
  • A closer look
  • text-critical issues
  • Bridging the horizons
  • when the text is tough
  • James 5:1-20
  • cries, patience, and prayer: the Lord is near
  • James 5:1-6
  • A closer look
  • James's use of the Greek tense
  • James 5:7-11
  • A closer look
  • James's thoroughgoing eschatology
  • James 5:12-20
  • A closer look
  • James and Jesus on swearing an oath
  • Bridging the horizons
  • preaching James
  • The Letter of Jude
  • have mercy on some who are wavering
  • Jude 1-2
  • A closer look
  • "Jude" in the NT
  • Jude 3-4
  • Jude 5-10
  • Jude 11-16
  • Jude 17-23
  • A closer look
  • the text of Jude 22-3
  • Jude 24-5
  • A closer look
  • a challenge to Jesus'' honor
  • Bridging the horizons
  • preaching Jude.