James 5:1-6

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• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • 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:
  • "A Warning to the Rich," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
  • "A Just and Living Wage," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Global Wealth," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
• Articles & Background:
• Articles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
  • Byron, John, "Living in the Shadow of Cain: Echoes of a Developing Tradition in James 5:1-6," Novum Testamentum, 2006.
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  • Gaskins, Mark E., "Looking to the Future: James 4:13-5:11," Review and Expositor, 2000.
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  • Hartin, Patrick J., "Exegesis and Proclamation: 'Come now, you rich, weep and wail...' (James 5:1-6)," Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 1993.
  • Omanson, Roger L., "The Certainty of Judgment and the Power of Prayer: James 5," Review and Expositor, 1986.
  • Osburn, Carroll, "James, Sirach, and the Poor," Ex Auditu, 2006.
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  • Peck, George, "James 5:1-6," Interpretation, 1988.
  • Porter, Virgil V., Jr., "The Sermon on the Mount in the Book of James, Part 1," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2005.
  • Porter, Virgil V., Jr., "The Sermon on the Mount in the Book of James, Part 2," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2005.
  • Talbert, Charles H., "James: Teaching Outlines and Selected Sermon Seeds," Review and Expositor, 2000. (See especially, "On the Danger of Influence," (p. 176.))
  • Warden, "The Rich and the Poor in James: Implications for Institutionalized Partiality," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2000.
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