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David Gowler - James Through the Centuries - 9781405151146 - V9781405151146
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James Through the Centuries

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Description for James Through the Centuries Hardback. This unique reception history of the Epistle of James is a prominent addition to the Blackwell Bible Commentaries series. Written by an outstanding New Testament specialist, it chronicles the major theological, political, and aesthetic responses to the text over the centuries, and to James as a historical figure. Series: Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.

This unique commentary on James by an outstanding New Testament specialist, provides a broad range of original perspectives of how people have interpreted, and been influenced by, this important epistle.

The author explores a vast array of interpretations extending far beyond theological commentary, sermons, and hymns , which also embraces 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 visual and artistic representations of ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405151146
SKU
V9781405151146
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About David Gowler
David B. Gowler is The Dr Lovick Pierce and Bishop George F. Pierce Chair of Religion at Oxford College, Emory University, USA.  He has published dozens of books, articles, book chapters, and book reviews, and since 1991 has served as co-editor of Emory Studies in Early Christianity.

Reviews for James Through the Centuries
"...This commentary offers a fascinating read of the multifarious ways in which James has been interpreted and appropriated through the centuries." - Review & Expositor

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