Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2014
Publication Title
Journal for the Study of the New Testament
Abstract
The extent to which there is a deliberate compositional structure governing the letter of James is an open question among contemporary interpreters. This article argues that a complementary consideration of formal textual features, thematic content and rhetorical function shows that the letter was composed as a unified, coherent treatment of the ethical implications of its underlying logos/desire dichotomy. Framed generally as a matter of enduring temptation in humble dependence on a provident deity, the letter presents the practical consequences of birth with logos under three headings: doing the works of the 'law of freedom', bridling the tongue, and manifesting a gentle disposition.
Repository Citation
Jackson-McCabe, M. "Enduring Temptation: The Structure and Coherence of the Letter of James." Journal for the Study of the New Testament, vol. 37, no. 2, 2014, pp. 161-184.
Original Citation
Jackson-McCabe, M. "Enduring Temptation: The Structure and Coherence of the Letter of James." Journal for the Study of the New Testament, vol. 37, no. 2, 2014, pp. 161-184.
DOI
10.1177/0142064X14554753
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
Copyright Sage Journals 2014. This article first appeared in Journal for the Study of the New Testament, vol. 37, no. 2, 2014, pp. 161-184. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0142064X14554753
