Author: David Nienhuis
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 2013-12-19
Total Pages: 261
ISBN-13: 1467439118
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Through a detailed examination of the historical shaping and final canonical shape of seven oft-neglected New Testament letters, Reading the Epistles of James, Peter, John, and Jude as Scripture introduces readers to the historical, literary, and theological integrity of this indispensable apostolic witness. While most scholars today interpret biblical texts in terms of their individual historical points of composition, David Nienhuis and Robert Wall argue that a theological approach to this part of Scripture is better served by attending to these texts' historical point of canonization -- those key moments in the ancient church's life when apostolic writings were grouped together to maximize the Spirit's communication of the apostolic rule of faith to believers everywhere. Reading the Epistles of James, Peter, John, and Jude as Scripture is the only treatment of the Catholic Epistles that approaches these seven letters as an intentionally designed and theologically coherent canonical collection.
Author: Michael Ferrebee Sadler
Publisher:
Published: 1895
Total Pages: 364
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Lawrence R. Farley
Publisher:
Published: 2009-03
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781888212600
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The catholic, or general, epistles of the "other apostles"-James, Peter, Jude and John-are sometimes overshadowed by the stirring theology of the great Apostle to the Gentiles, St. Paul. But these seven epistles are quiet gems of instruction, encouragement and exhortation for all believers. Written at various times and locations and to differing audiences, the general epistles nevertheless share some common themes: endurance under persecution, living out the Faith in a hostile society, discerning heresy by its fruits-namely, immorality and lack of love-and resisting it, holding fast to the apostolic faith. As Fr. Lawrence Farley deftly shows in this commentary, all these are timely themes from which believers today can richly profit.Working from a literal translation of the original Greek, this commentary examines the text section by section, explaining its meaning in everyday language. Written from an Eastern Orthodox and patristic perspective, it maintains a balance between the devotional and the exegetical, feeding both the heart and the mind.
Author: Revere Franklin Weidner
Publisher:
Published: 1897
Total Pages: 406
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Albert Barnes
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2024-03-16
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13: 3385382939
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Author: Andrew Chester
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1994-09-08
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780521356596
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The letters of James, Peter, and Jude have been greatly neglected within the Christian tradition: James, because it seems both to attack Paul's gospel and also to lack any coherent, overall argument or theology of its own; Peter and Jude because they lack the specificity of the Pauline letters and because the personalities of the authors are hardly direct and immediate. Andrew Chester argues that James is more theologically significant than is usually considered the case, and has a distinctive role to play in the contemporary discussion of the Christian faith. He sets James in context and discusses its main themes, exploring its significance especially for issues of power, justice and Christian living. Ralph P. Martin similarly stresses the importance of 1 and 2 Peter and Jude and demonstrates how they cast light on Jewish Christianity in its early development and show how the post-apostolic church used the memory of Peter.
Author: John Bird Sumner (abp. of Canterbury.)
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Published: 1840
Total Pages: 536
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