James / [print]
Dan G. McCartney.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, (c)2009.
- xx, 335 pages : map ; 24 cm.
- Baker exegetical commentary on the New Testament .
- Baker exegetical commentary on the New Testament. .
Introduction to James Salutation (1:1) ; Overview of the life of faith (1:2-27) ; Faith and wisdom (1:2-8) ; Pride and wealth (1:9-12) ; Faith and testing (1:13-18) ; Doing the word of God (1:19-25) ; True religion (1:26-27) ; First discourse : faith and behavior (2:1-26) ; Part 1: faith, favoritism, and law (2:1-13) ; Part 2: faith and works (2:14-26) ; Second discourse : faith, wisdom, and speech ethics (3:1-18) ; Part 1: teachers, tongues, and turmoil (3:1-12) ; Part 2: wisdom from above (3:13-18) ; Third discourse : strife in the church as lack of faith (4:1-12) ; Part 1: lusts and repentance (4:1-10) ; Part 2: defamation and censure (4:11-12) ; Interjection : two oracles of warning (4:13-5:6) ; Oracle 1: warning to merchants (4:13-17) ; Oracle 2: warning to landlords (5:1-6) ; Fourth discourse : looking to God (5:7-18) ; Part 1: faith and patience (5:7-11) ; Bridge verse : prohibition of oaths (5:12) ; Part 2: faith and prayer (5:13-18) ; 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.