James through the centuries
"The author explores a vast array of interpretations extending far beyond theological commentary, sermons, and hymns, to also embrace the epistle's influences on literature, art, politics, and social theory. The work includes examples of how successive generations have portrayed the historical figure of James the Just, in both pictorial and textual form. Contextualizing his analysis with excerpts from key documents, including artistic representations of the epistle, the author reviews the dynam…
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- Full title :James through the centuries / David B. Gowler.
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"The author explores a vast array of interpretations extending far beyond theological commentary, sermons, and hymns, to also embrace the epistle's influences on literature, art, politics, and social theory. The work includes examples of how successive generations have portrayed the historical figure of James the Just, in both pictorial and textual form. Contextualizing his analysis with excerpts from key documents, including artistic representations of the epistle, the author reviews the dynamic interactions between the James and Jesus traditions and compares James's epistle with those of Paul. The volume highlights James's particular concern for the poor and marginalized, charting the many responses to this aspect of its legacy. Drawing on sources as varied as William Shakespeare, John Calvin, Charles Schultz's Peanuts, and political cartoons, this is an exhaustive study of the theological and cultural debates sparked by the Epistle of James"--
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- Publication Date:2014
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons
- Place of Publication:Chichester
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014
The Physical Object
- Description:xx, 340 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781405151146, 1405151145
- oclc:on1019717679
- LC Classification:BS2785.53
- Dewey Decimal:227/.9107
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