Friendship and benefaction in James

Employing social description, social scientific models, and rhetorical analysis, Alicia J. Batten argues that the letter of James is conversant with the topic of friendship within Greek and Roman literature, as well as within various texts of early Christianity. She illustrates how James drew upon some of the language and concepts related to friendship with an intriguing density to advocate resistance to wealth, avoidance of rich patrons, and reliance upon God. --

שנה

2010

שפה

English

סדרה

Emory studies in early Christianity -- 15

הוצאה

Deo Publishing

מהדורות

4

עמודים

222

ISBN

9781905679102

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata