Toward a postcolonial reading of the Epistle of James : James 2:1-13 in its Roman imperial context /

Toward a postcolonial reading of the Epistle of James : James 2:1-13 in its Roman imperial context /

Toward a Postcolonial Reading of the Epistle of James offers an interpretation of Jas 2:1-13 putting the text in the midst of the Roman imperial system of rank. This study shows that the conflict of the text has more to do with differences of rank than poverty and wealth. The main problem is that th...

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Main Author: Mongstad-Kvammen, Ingeborg.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2013.

Series: Biblical Interpretation Series 119.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248649.

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Bible. > James II, 1-13 > Postcolonial criticism.
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Paul's Letters

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505 0 0 |a Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1. The Epistle of James-Preliminary Considerations -- 2. Situating the Present Investigation within Recent Jamesian Research -- 3. Social and Cultural Texture: A Short Overview of Roman Political History and Markers of Social Affiliation -- 4. Exegesis of James 2:1-13 -- 5. Ideological Texture: Toward a Postcolonial Reading on James 2:1-13 -- 6. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Subjects and Names -- Index of Ancient Sources. 
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