The hermeneutics of divine testing: cosmic trials and biblical interpretation in the Epistle of James and other Jewish literature

Nicholas Ellis examines the interplay present in early Jewish literature between authors' theological assumptions on divine agency in evil and their readings of biblical testing narratives. Ellis takes as a starting point the Epistle of James, and compares this early Christian work against oth...

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Main Author: Ellis, Nicholas J. 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Tübingen Mohr Siebeck 2015
In: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament (396)
Year: 2015
Reviews:[Rezension von: Ellis, Nicholas J., 1982-, The hermeneutics of divine testing : cosmic trials and biblical interpretation in the Epistle of James and other Jewish literature] (2018) (Wypadlo, Adrian, 1970 -)
[Rezension von: Ellis, Nicholas J., 1982-, The hermeneutics of divine testing : cosmic trials and biblical interpretation in the Epistle of James and other Jewish literature] (2017) (Luther, Susanne, 1979 -)
Series/Journal:Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 396
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B James / God / Temptation
B God / Temptation / Judaism / Literature
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Job Biblical character
B Philo Alexandrinus (25 BC-40)
B James
B Temptation
B Rabbinic literature
B Clementine writings
B Book of Jubilees
B Idea of God
B Thesis
B Jewish literature
B Sirach
B Abraham Biblical person
B Electronic books
B New Testament
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Summary:Nicholas Ellis examines the interplay present in early Jewish literature between authors' theological assumptions on divine agency in evil and their readings of biblical testing narratives. Ellis takes as a starting point the Epistle of James, and compares this early Christian work against other examples of ancient Jewish interpretation. Ellis shows how varying perspectives on the divine, satanic, and human roles of testing exercised a direct influence on the interpretation of popular biblical testing narratives such as Abraham and Isaac, Job, and the Trials in the Wilderness. Read in light of the broader Jewish literature, Ellis argues that the theology and hermeneutic found in the Epistle of James as such relate to divine testing are closely paralleled by the so-called 'Rewritten Bible' tradition. Within James' cosmic drama, God stands as righteous judge, with the satanic prosecutor indicting both divine integrity and human religious loyalty.
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ISBN:3161534913