Series Preface ix
Author's Preface xi
Abbreviations xiii
Transliteration xix
Map xxi
Introduction to James 1
I. Salutation (1:1) 77
II. Overview of the Life of Faith (1:2-27) 81
A. Faith and Wisdom (1:2-8) 83
B. Pride and Wealth (1:9-12) 95
C. Faith and Testing (1:13-18) 103
D. Doing the Word of God (1:19-25) 114
E. True Religion (1:26-27) 127
III. First Discourse: Faith and Behavior (2:1-26) 132
A. Part 1: Faith, Favoritism, and Law (2:1-13) 133
B. Part 2: Faith and Works (2:14-26) 154
IV. Second Discourse: Faith, Wisdom, and Speech Ethics (3:1-18) 176
A. Part 1: Teachers, Tongues, and Turmoil (3:1-12) 178
B. Part 2: Wisdom from Above (3:13-18) 197
V. Third Discourse: Strife in the Church as Lack of Faith (4:1—12) 205
A. Part 1: Lusts and Repentance (4:1-10) 206
B. Part 2: Defamation and Censure (4:11-12) 220
VI. Interjection: Two Oracles of Warning (4:13-5:6) 223
A. Oracle 1: Warning to Merchants (4:13-17) 225
B. Oracle 2: Warning to Landlords (5:1-6) 231
VII. Fourth Discourse: Looking to God (5:7-18) 239
A. Part 1: Faith and Patience (5:7-11) 240
B. Bridge Verse: Prohibition of Oaths (5:12) 245
C. Part 2: Faith and Prayer (5:13-18) 250
VIII. Closing Exhortation: Mutual Responsibility and Blessing
(5:19-20) 262
Excursus 1: Faith as the Central Concern of James 267
Excursus 2: Faith, Works, and Justification in James and Paul 272
Excursus 3: James and Wisdom 280
Excursus 4: James and Suffering 293
Works Cited 301
Index of Subjects 313
Index of Authors 316
Index of Greek Words 319
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings 321
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