“I’ll Show You My Faith” (James 2:18): Inspiring Models for Exilic Life
Abraham, Rahab, Job, and Elijah do more than illustrate the various points James wants to make about faithful living. In perhaps surprising ways, they invite imitation, identification, and empathetic association among his audience. James recalls these figures from Israel’s past so as to encourage hi...
| Subtitles: | Research Article |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2020]
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| In: |
Interpretation
Year: 2020, Volume: 74, Issue: 4, Pages: 344-352 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
James
/ Exile
/ Abraham, Biblical person
/ Rahab the Prostitute
/ Job Biblical character
/ Elija
/ Intertextuality
/ Simile
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Abraham
B Occupation B James B Rahab B Exile B Elijah |
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| Summary: | Abraham, Rahab, Job, and Elijah do more than illustrate the various points James wants to make about faithful living. In perhaps surprising ways, they invite imitation, identification, and empathetic association among his audience. James recalls these figures from Israel’s past so as to encourage his readers and auditors to respond to the rigors of exilic life with comparable patterns of faith and practice. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-340X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0020964320936402 |