"Dan McCartney has written an informed, scholarly, and evangelical commentary on James that is both readable and informative. It contains fresh perspectives in addition to covering the ground that all solid commentaries need to cover. It will be quite useful to evangelical pastors who want a solid basis for preaching or teaching on James."--__Peter H. Davids__, professor of biblical theology, St. Stephen's University  
  
"Dan McCartney's commentary on James is a fresh and important contribution to the literature on James. He convincingly argues that faith plays a central role in the letter. McCartney writes lucidly and clearly while ably surveying various interpretations. This work is exegetically rewarding, theologically rooted, and pastorally wise."--__Thomas R. Schreiner__, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary  
  
"McCartney shows firm control of the secondary literature while retaining an independent judgment on the original text itself. His exposition is thorough, clear, and consistently on target; and his extensive additional notes and excursuses are the icing on the cake. This work deserves a warm reception."--__Moisés Silva__, author of Philippians (BECNT)

__Dan G. McCartney__ (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament interpretation at Redeemer Seminary in Dallas, Texas. He previously taught at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia for more than twenty years. He is the author of Let the Reader Understand: A Guide to Interpreting and Applying the Bible and Why Does it Have to Hurt? The Meaning of Christian Suffering. McCartney also revised J. Gresham Machen's New Testament Greek for Beginners.

Dan McCartney, a highly regarded New Testament scholar and an expert on biblical interpretation, offers a substantive yet accessible commentary on James in this latest addition to the award-winning BECNT series. With extensive research and thoughtful chapter-by-chapter exegesis, McCartney leads readers through all aspects of the book of James--sociological, historical, and theological--to help them better understand its meaning and relevance. As with all BECNT volumes, this commentary features the author's detailed interaction with the Greek text and an acclaimed, user-friendly design. It admirably achieves the dual aims of the series--academic sophistication with pastoral sensitivity and accessibility.

A highly regarded New Testament scholar offers a substantive evangelical commentary on James in the award-winning BECNT series.

Series 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

McCartney, Dan G.

Cover

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Series Preface

Author’s Preface

Abbreviations

Transliteration

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

Notes

About the Author

Back Cover

Dan McCartney, a highly regarded New Testament scholar and an expert on biblical interpretation, offers a substantive yet accessible commentary on James in this latest addition to the award-winning BECNT series. With extensive research and thoughtful chapter-by-chapter exegesis, McCartney leads readers through all aspects of the book of James--sociological, historical, and theological--to help them better understand its meaning and relevance.  
  
As with all BECNT volumes, this commentary features the author's detailed interaction with the Greek text and an acclaimed, user-friendly design. It admirably achieves the dual aims of the series--academic sophistication with pastoral sensitivity and accessibility.

Offers a commentary on "James". Part of the award-winning "BECNT" series, this title leads readers through various aspects of the book of "James" - sociological, historical, and theological - to help them better understand its meaning and relevance.

Dan McCartney, a highly regarded New Testament scholar and an expert on biblical interpretation, offers a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on "James" in this latest addition to the award-winning "BECNT" series. With extensive research and thoughtful chapter-by-chapter exegesis, McCartney leads readers through all aspects of the book of "James" - sociological, historical, and theological - to help them better understand its meaning and relevance. As with all "BECNT" volumes, this commentary features the author's detailed interaction with the Greek text and an acclaimed, user-friendly design. It admirably achieves the dual aims of the series - academic sophistication with pastoral sensitivity and accessibility.

"Dan McCartney has written an informed, scholarly, and evangelical commentary on James that is both readable and informative. It contains fresh perspectives in addition to covering the ground that all solid commentaries need to cover. It will be quite useful to evangelical pastors who want a solid basis for preaching or teaching on James."--Peter H. Davids, professor of biblical theology, St. Stephen's University

 

"Dan McCartney's commentary on James is a fresh and important contribution to the literature on James. He convincingly argues that faith plays a central role in the letter. McCartney writes lucidly and clearly while ably surveying various interpretations. This work is exegetically rewarding, theologically rooted, and pastorally wise."--Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary  
"McCartney shows firm control of the secondary literature while retaining an independent judgment on the original text itself. His exposition is thorough, clear, and consistently on target; and his extensive additional notes and excursuses are the icing on the cake. This work deserves a warm reception."--Moises Silva, author of Philippians (BECNT)

 

__Praise for the series:__ "This series has set a new standard in reader-friendliness with its attractive presentation that combines detailed exegetical comment on the Greek text with accessibility for those who have little or no knowledge of the original language of the New Testament."--I. Howard Marshall, University of Aberdeen

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Amongst evangelicals, the Baker Exegetical Commentary series has received a warm welcome with the volumes produced thus far being of a high quality. The series is not aimed at the specialist, with greek words being transliterated. That said, there is a strong exegetical engagement with the text and the endnotes deal with issues of grammar and syntax. One imagines the books being of use to the preacher or student.  
This volume on James opens with 70 pages or so of introductory material considering the character, authorship , theology, structure and contextual issues. These are dealt with clearly, and are well laid out. McCartney favours the stance that the author is James, the brother of Jesus, and gives the letter an early date of 40AD. The letter, he suggests, is not a response or riposte to Paul but is a letter to the Diaspora, which contains 'God fearers'. The overriding theme is that of faith.  
The commentary proper is well considered, and a range of views on any given passage are discussed. McCartney provides an introductory summary to each section before a more sustained exegesis and endnotes which consider more technical issues.  
This is a good and thorough treatment of James' epistle, and has been well received. It is clearly laid out and well written and will be of benefit to students and preachers.

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