__Paideia: Critically Acclaimed Commentaries from Today's Top Scholars__   
"James and Jude makes an excellent contribution to the impressive Paideia commentary series. John Painter's commentary on James exhibits all the traits of a master interpreter. The introductory material is rich without being dense or convoluted. The commentary itself is concise and loaded with insight. David deSilva's commentary on Jude is a gem. Who knew that so much of interest could be extracted from such a brief epistle? Students will benefit greatly from this well-written volume. Veteran scholars are also encouraged to add it to their library."  
--__Craig A. Evans__, Acadia Divinity College, Nova Scotia, Canada  
  
"I can think of no one more qualified than John Painter and David deSilva to write on James and Jude respectively. They have produced an admirable work, both in its scholarly integrity and in its literary clarity. They have adhered to the goal of the Paideia series in not writing a detailed exegetical commentary but rather 'attending to the cultural, literary, and theological settings of the final form of the text' and bringing out the rhetorical strategies employed. This increases rather than limits the value of the work, allowing for a focus and clarity that might not otherwise be possible. I recommend this work; no future work on these two letters will be complete without using it."  
--__Peter Davids__, Houston Baptist University  
  
"Painter and deSilva are to be congratulated for taking their readers and the biblical text seriously. They do not dumb down their discussions, but neither do they make brute historical, linguistic, and sociological facts the centerpiece of what they say. In these pages, thoughtful and practical reflection ('Theological Issues') always follows a close analysis of the Greek text ('Tracing the Train of Thought'). The authors teach that understanding is not an end in itself; they insist that a robust faith is alien in any culture and that it is lived."  
--__James Riley Strange__, Samford University; author of The Moral World of James: Setting the Epistle in Its Greco-Roman and Judaic Environments

__John Painter__ (PhD, Durham University) is biblical research scholar and professor of theology at the Charles Sturt University School of Theology in Canberra, Australia. He is the author of Just James: The Brother of Jesus in History and Tradition and several other books. __David A. deSilva__ (PhD, Emory University) is Trustees' Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Greek at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio. His numerous books include Introducing the Apocrypha and An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods, and Ministry Formation.

In this addition to the well-received Paideia series, two respected New Testament scholars offer a practical commentary on James and Jude that is conversant with contemporary scholarship, draws on ancient backgrounds, and attends to the theological nature of the texts.  
  
This commentary, like each in the projected eighteen-volume series, proceeds by sense units rather than word-by-word or verse-by-verse. Paideia commentaries explore how New Testament texts form Christian readers by  
  
• attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs  
• showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits  
• commenting on the final, canonical form of each New Testament book  
• focusing on the cultural, literary, and theological settings of the text  
• making judicious use of maps, photos, and sidebars in a reader-friendly format  
  
Students, pastors, and other readers will appreciate the historical, literary, and theological insight that John Painter and David deSilva offer in interpreting James and Jude.

Two respected New Testament scholars expose theological meaning in James and Jude by tracing the use of rhetorical strategies from the ancient cultural and educational context.

__Contents__   
Foreword  
__James__ Preface to James  
Introduction to James  
James 1:1--Address/Salutation  
James 1:2-27--Epitome of the Exhortation of James  
James 2:1-13--Warning against Partiality  
James 2:14-26--Faith and Works  
James 3:1-12--The Tongue  
James 3:13-4:10--God and the World  
James 4:11-5:6--Admonitions and Warnings  
James 5:7-20--Concluding Pastoral Advice  
__Jude__ Preface to Jude  
Introduction to Jude  
Jude 1-4--The Letter Opening  
Jude 5-10--The Intruders' Behavior Illumined from History  
Jude 11-15--The Intruders' Behavior Illumined from History, Nature, and Prophecy  
Jude16-25--Exhortations and Conclusion  
Indexes

Painter, John ;deSilva, David A.

Cover

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

List of Figures and Tables

Foreword

Abbreviations

James

Preface to James

Introduction to James

James 1:1:  Address/Salutation

James 1:2–27:  Epitome of the Exhortation of James

James 2:1–13:  Warning against Partiality

James 2:14–26:  Faith and Works

James 3:1–12:  The Tongue

James 3:13–4:10:  God and the World

James 4:11–5:6:  Admonitions and Warnings

James 5:7–20:  Concluding Pastoral Advice

Jude

Preface to Jude

Introduction to Jude

Jude 1–4:  Letter Opening

Jude 5–10:  Intruders’ Behavior Illumined from History

Jude 11–15:  Intruders’ Behavior Illumined from History, Nature, and Prophecy

Jude 16–25:  Exhortations and Conclusion

Bibliography

Index of Subjects

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Scripture and Ancient Sources

Notes

Back Cover

James and Jude (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament) [eBook]

Navigation Bar

Header Default

Download the Christian360 App to read eBooks and listen to Audiobooks bought at Christian360

Download the App

James and Jude (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament) [eBook]

Description

Need support?

Customer reviews

Download the App

Download the App