Title
Purity and worldview in the Epistle of James
Files
School/Department
Talbot School of Theology
Description
Arguing against restricting the meaning of purity language to the individual moral sphere (as many commentaries do), the central argument of Purity and Worldview in the Epistle of James is that purity language both articulates and constructs the worldview in James's epistle. Lockett offers a taxonomy of purity language, applied as a heuristic guide to understand the function of purity and pollution in the epistle. Through this analysis the study concludes that James is not calling for sectarian separation, but rather demonstrates a degree of cultural accommodation while calling forth specific socio-cultural boundaries between the readers and the world.
Keywords
James; Language, style; Philosophy;
ISBN
978-0567033116
Publication Date
5-20-2008
Document Type
Book
Publisher
T & T Clark
City
London
Disciplines
Biblical Studies | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Recommended Citation
Lockett, Darian R. (2008). Purity and worldview in the Epistle of James. London: T & T Clark.
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