James and Paul : The Politics of Identity at the Turn of the Ages /

Recent interest in the person and work of James of Jerusalem and in the community he led has sometimes put the apostle Paul in a negative light--a reversal of the more usual pattern in Protestantism, where Paul is the shining light and James is thrust into the shadows. Rather than exaggerating the o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shillington, V. G. (V. George) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis [Minnesota] : Fortress Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Paul, > the Apostle, Saint.
James, > Brother of the Lord, Saint.
Catholic Church > History.
Catholic Church.
Bible. > Epistles of Paul > Theology.
Bible. > New Testament > History.
Church history.
Apostles > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • James rediscovered : "in step with his brother". Evidence from the rhetoric of a primary witness
  • An underdeveloped portrait in the narrative of Luke-Acts
  • An honorary epistle
  • Withholding the name of the disciple whom Jesus loved
  • The legendary James the Just
  • Paul under obligation : "as one untimely born". Awakening to the dawn of a new day
  • Between James and Paul : pre-Pauline faith formulas embedded in Paul's letters
  • The exercise of power in the sphere of Christ
  • One diverse humanity "in Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3:26-29)
  • Money from the nations for the poor saints in Jerusalem : more than "a polite bribe"
  • Conclusion : the politics of James and Paul.

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