James 2:1-17
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- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Similitude II, Similitude VIII.6, Shepherd of Hermas. (c.145)
- IV.10, IV.11, VI.18, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- II.2, On The Apparel of Women, Tertullian (c. 202)
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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- "James wants the good news to be experienced?by each believer and through each believer to the many others who need a tangible expression of grace."
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"First
Thoughts on Passages on Year B Epistle Passages in the Lectionary,"
Pentecost 14, William
Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
- "Social justice christology is 'in' at the moment - but like the term, social justice, itself, can die of its popularity as our fascination with it innoculates us against engagement and the vision dies to become just an idea and a good concept to include in our strategic plans and visions."
- "Favoritism Forbidden," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
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Join the Feast,
James 2:1-13, Frances Taylor Gench, Union PSCE,
2009.
- "Clearly, James has much to contribute to our thinking about acts and experiences of discrimination. Indeed, Cain Hope Felder observes that James 2:1-13 provides what is perhaps the strongest castigation of class discrimination in the New Testament -- or for that matter, any discrimination based on outward appearance -- and that these words have particular pertinence for African-Americans who still experience such discrimination daily."
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"God's Choice," Stephen Fowl, The Christian Century,
2006.
- "The juxtaposition of this text from James with Mark?s story of the healing of the Syro-Phoenician woman reveals a wicked sense of humor on someone?s part."
- "The Wisdom of James," Robert W. Wall, Baylor University Christian Ethics, 2009. Section on this text, "The Wise Community Walks the Talk," begins on p. 31.
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"Flattering the Rich, Exploiting the Poor: Labor Day, 2006,"
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with
Jesus Foundation.
- "How can Christians best help the poor?"
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- Articles & Background:
- "A
Syntactical Note on the Dative TWCHOSMW in James 2:5," Peter
Frick, Filologia, 2004.
- "The objective of this brief note is to propose that the dative tw~| ko&smw| in James 2,5 (o9 qeo\j e)cele/cato tou_j ptwxou_j tw~| ko&smw| ) should be read as a dative of means of the causal type ('God chose those who are poor on account/because of this world')."
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"Hunger, Poverty and Biblical Religion," Bruce C. Birch, The
Christian Century, 1975.
- "...perhaps the clearest statement of the continuing need for the community of faith to identify itself with the poor, even as has God, is to be found in James 2:1-7. In this passage it is clear that even in the early church the temptation to identify with wealth and status had appeared. This neglected passage should serve as a judgment on all generations of the church that succumb to that temptation."
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"An Evangelical Theology of Liberation," Ronald J. Sider, The
Christian Century, 1980.
- "The text clearly says that if we fail to aid the needy, we do not have God?s love -- no matter what we may say. The text demands deeds, not pious phrases and saintly speeches. Regardless of what we do or say at 11:00 A.M. Sunday morning, those who neglect the poor and oppressed are not the people of God."
- Adultery: "Fire in the Bosom," from And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible by Ronald L. Ecker.
- "A Comparison of Mishnah Gittin 1:1 - 2:2 and James 2:1-13 from a Perspective of Greco-Roman Rhetorical Elaboration," Vernon K. Robbins, in Mishnah and the Social formation of the Early Rabbinic Guild: A Socio-Rhetorical Approach, ed Jack N. Lightstone, 2002.
- "A
Syntactical Note on the Dative TWCHOSMW in James 2:5," Peter
Frick, Filologia, 2004.
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Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
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selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
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Birch, Bruce C.,
"Hunger, Poverty and Biblical Religion,"
The
Christian Century, 1975.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Brown, Jeannine K., "James 2:1-13," Interpretation,
2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Dowd, Sharyn,
"Faith That Works: James 2:14-26," Review and Expositor, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Duncan, Graham,
"Practical Theology: 'Faith apart from Works Is Dead'," Journal of
Theology for Southern Africa, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Fowl, Stephen, "God's Choice," The
Christian Century, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Fritsche, Joel P., "Homiletical Helps on
LW Series B," Concordia Journal, 2006. (Section on this text begins
on p. 326)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Goetz, Ronald,
"Evangelism by Works Alone," The Christian Century, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hiebert, D. Edmond,
"The Unifying Theme of the Epistle of James," Bibliotheca Sacra,
1978.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hughes, David M.,
"The Best Seat in the House: James 2:1-10, 14-17," Review and
Expositor, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Jenkins, C. Ryan,
"Faith and Works in Paul and James," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Macarthur, John F.,
"Faith according to the Apostle James," Journal of the Evangelical
Theological Society, 1990.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Maxwell, David R., "Justified by Works and Not by
Faith Alone: Reconciling Paul and James," Concordia Journal,
2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerial - Polhill, John B.,
"Prejudice, Partiality, and Faith: James 2," Review and Expositor,
1986.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Porter, Virgil V., Jr.,
"The Sermon on the Mount in the Book of James, Part 1," Bibliotheca
Sacra, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Porter, Virgil V., Jr.,
"The Sermon on the Mount in the Book of James, Part 2," Bibliotheca
Sacra, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Powery, Emerson, "Under the Gaze of the
Empire: Who Is My Neighbor?" Interpretation, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Saleska, Timothy, "The Two Kinds of Righteousness!:
What's a Preacher to Do?" Concordia Journal, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Sider, Ronald J., "An Evangelical Theology of Liberation,"
The
Christian Century, 1980.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Smit, D.J.,
"Exegesis and Proclamation: 'Show No Partiality...' (James 2:1-13),"
Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 1990.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Talbert, Charles H.,
"James: Teaching Outlines and Selected Sermon Seeds," Review and
Expositor, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Ward, Roy Bowen, "Partiality in the Assembly: James
2:2-4," Harvard Theological Review, 1969.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASe - Ward, Roy Bowen, "Works of Abraham: James 2:14-26,"
Harvard Theological Review, 1968.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerial - Warden,
"The Rich and the Poor in James: Implications for Institutionalized
Partiality," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society,
2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
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Birch, Bruce C.,
"Hunger, Poverty and Biblical Religion,"
The
Christian Century, 1975.
- Reviews:
- Sermons:
- "Standing in the Tragic Gap," the Rev. Dr. Trace Haythorn, Day 1, 2009.
- "James: Clothes Talk! Money Talks!" Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
- "True Believers," Dr. Haddon Robinson, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1995.
- With Children:
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- Drama:
- "Shaylen," Hannah M., dramatix.
- "Extreme Makeover," Melinda Cousins, dramatix.
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- Hymns and Music:
- "Be Doers of the Word of God," original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, tune: Ellacombe CMD ("I Sing the Mighty Power of God").
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: James 2:16. The Cyber Hymnal.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
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