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The Missions of James, Peter, and Paul
Tensions in Early Christianity
Series: - Novum Testamentum, Supplements, Volume: 115
The Missions of James, Peter, and Paul investigates the nature, diversity, and relationship of three early and important expressions of Judaic Christianity. It is the conviction of the contributors that the Judaic origins of the Christian movement have not been sufficiently understood in both ecclesiastical and academic circles. Comparison with contemporary Judaism is foundational and leads to the question that guides discussion: How did James relate to such prominent figures as Peter and Paul? Given James' own eminence, those relationships must have been hallmarks of his own stance and status, and they open the prospect that we might delineate James' theological perspective more precisely than otherwise possible by means of this contrast with Peter and Paul. That is the reason for the division of the present volume into two parts.
The Missions of James, Peter, and Paul is presented in two parts: James and Peter, and James Paul. Several studies investigate the literary and archaeological evidence that clarifies the world in which James, Peter, and Paul lived, while other studies probe exegetical and theological aspects of the discussion.
The Missions of James, Peter, and Paul is presented in two parts: James and Peter, and James Paul. Several studies investigate the literary and archaeological evidence that clarifies the world in which James, Peter, and Paul lived, while other studies probe exegetical and theological aspects of the discussion.
Bruce Chilton is on the faculty of Bard College and directs the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA.
Craig Evans is on the faculty of Acadia Divinity College and, in the capacity of adjunct, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Craig Evans is on the faculty of Acadia Divinity College and, in the capacity of adjunct, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
CONTENTS
Preface
Abbreviations
Contributors
PART ONEJAMES AND PETER
BRUCE CHILTON, James, Peter, Paul, and the Formation of the Gospels
PETER H. DAVIDS, James and Peter: The Literary Evidence
MARKUS BOCKMUEHL, Simon Peter and Bethsaida
RICHARD J. BAUCKHAM, James, Peter, and the Gentiles
JOHN PAINTER, James and Peter: Models of Leadership and Mission
CRAIG A. EVANS, A Fishing Boat, a House, and an Ossuary:
What Can We Learn from the Artifacts?
PART TWO
JAMES AND PAUL
JOHN PAINTER , The Power of Words: Rhetoric in James and Paul
JACOB NEUSNER, What, Exactly, Is Israel’s Gentile Problem?
Rabbinic Perspectives on Galatians 2
BRUCE CHILTON, Wisdom and Grace
WIARD POPKES, Leadership: James, Paul, and their Contemporary Background
PETER H. DAVIDS, The Test of Wealth in James and Paul
MARIANNE SAWICKI, Person or Practice? Judging in James and in Paul
JACOB NEUSNER, Sin, Repentance, Atonement, and Resurrection:
The Perspective of Rabbinic Theology on the Views of
James 1–2 and Paul in Romans 3–4
PETER H. DAVIDS, Why Do We Suffer? Suffering in James and Paul
ITHAMAR GRUENWALD, Ritualizing Death in James and Paul in Light of Jewish Apocalypticism
BRUCE CHILTION, Conclusions and Questions
Index of Biblical Literature
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Subjects and Figures
Preface
Abbreviations
Contributors
PART ONEJAMES AND PETER
BRUCE CHILTON, James, Peter, Paul, and the Formation of the Gospels
PETER H. DAVIDS, James and Peter: The Literary Evidence
MARKUS BOCKMUEHL, Simon Peter and Bethsaida
RICHARD J. BAUCKHAM, James, Peter, and the Gentiles
JOHN PAINTER, James and Peter: Models of Leadership and Mission
CRAIG A. EVANS, A Fishing Boat, a House, and an Ossuary:
What Can We Learn from the Artifacts?
PART TWO
JAMES AND PAUL
JOHN PAINTER , The Power of Words: Rhetoric in James and Paul
JACOB NEUSNER, What, Exactly, Is Israel’s Gentile Problem?
Rabbinic Perspectives on Galatians 2
BRUCE CHILTON, Wisdom and Grace
WIARD POPKES, Leadership: James, Paul, and their Contemporary Background
PETER H. DAVIDS, The Test of Wealth in James and Paul
MARIANNE SAWICKI, Person or Practice? Judging in James and in Paul
JACOB NEUSNER, Sin, Repentance, Atonement, and Resurrection:
The Perspective of Rabbinic Theology on the Views of
James 1–2 and Paul in Romans 3–4
PETER H. DAVIDS, Why Do We Suffer? Suffering in James and Paul
ITHAMAR GRUENWALD, Ritualizing Death in James and Paul in Light of Jewish Apocalypticism
BRUCE CHILTION, Conclusions and Questions
Index of Biblical Literature
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Subjects and Figures
The Missions of James, Peter, and Paul will be of great use to New Testament scholars interested in the Judaic Christianity of James and Peter, on one hand, and the theology and mission of Paul, the influential apostle to the Gentiles. Readers are treated to studies that employ current methods of investigation, including social-science criticism, literary and source criticism, historical criticism, and archaeology, in which the contributions of material culture are taken into account.