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This unique commentary on James by an outstanding New Testament
specialist, David B. Gowler, provides a broad range of original
perspectives on how people have interpreted, and been influenced
by, this important epistle. The author explores a vast array of
interpretations extending far beyond theological commentary,
sermons, and hymns, to also embrace the epistle's influences on
literature, art, politics, and social theory. The work includes
examples of how successive generations have portrayed the
historical figure of James the Just, in both pictorial and textual
form. Contextualizing his analysis with excerpts from key
documents, including artistic representations of the epistle, the
author reviews the dynamic interactions between the James and Jesus
traditions and compares James's epistle with those of Paul. The
volume highlights James's particular concern for the poor and
marginalized, charting the many responses to this aspect of his
legacy. Drawing on sources as varied as William Shakespeare, John
Calvin, Charles Schultz's Peanuts, and political cartoons, this is
an exhaustive study of the theological and cultural debates sparked
by the Epistle of James. James Through the Centuries is published
within the Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries series. Further
information about this innovative reception history series is
available at www.bbibcomm.info.
This unique reception history of the Epistle of James is a
prominent addition to the Blackwell Bible Commentaries series.
Written by an outstanding New Testament specialist, it chronicles
the major theological, political, and aesthetic responses to the
text over the centuries, and to James as a historical figure. *
Surveys the many theological, cultural, literary, political, and
artistic uses of the Epistle of James, and the broader influence
his letters have had throughout the ages * Includes extensive
excerpts offering vital historiographical context * Examines James
s impact on popular culture, including examples such as Charles
Schulz s Peanuts * Unearths a range of neglected writings and opens
access to material not readily available elsewhere
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