The Epistle of James as Dialectical Discourse

The search for literary structure in the Epistle of James has been laborious and elusive. Some biblical scholars suggest that it is impossible to produce any reasonable outline of James because there is no relationship among the “unconnected sayings” that make it up. This study argues that James use...

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Main Author: Tollefson, Kenneth D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 1997
In: Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 1997, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 62-69
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Summary:The search for literary structure in the Epistle of James has been laborious and elusive. Some biblical scholars suggest that it is impossible to produce any reasonable outline of James because there is no relationship among the “unconnected sayings” that make it up. This study argues that James uses binary opposition to structure a coherent teaching on what it means to be a maturing Christian.
ISSN:1945-7596
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/014610799702700205