"The Refining of Your Faith"?: Metallurgic Testing Imagery in James
This article proposes that (1) the author of James uses metallurgic imagery in the opening exhortation and (2) a thematic thread runs through Jas 2:1-3:12 in light of the two inextricable qualities of precious metals: genuineness and purity. This case is supported by an examination of the key terms...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Eisenbrauns
2022
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Bulletin for biblical research
Year: 2022, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 182-201 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
James the Less
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/ Bible. Jakobusbrief 2-3
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
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| Summary: | This article proposes that (1) the author of James uses metallurgic imagery in the opening exhortation and (2) a thematic thread runs through Jas 2:1-3:12 in light of the two inextricable qualities of precious metals: genuineness and purity. This case is supported by an examination of the key terms δοκίμιον and δόκιμος in Jas 1, the testing/refining process of precious metals in antiquity, and usage of metallurgic imagery in Jewish and early Christian literature. After making a case for this concept in the prologue and Jas 2:1-3:12, I suggest that the theme also tacitly recurs in other parts of the epistle. |
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| ISSN: | 2576-0998 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for biblical research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5325/bullbiblrese.32.2.0182 |