The missions of James, Peter, and Paul : : tensions in early Christianity / / edited by Bruce Chilton and Craig Evans.

• Superior document: Supplements to Novum Testamentum, v. 115
• TeilnehmendeR: Chilton, Bruce.; Evans, Craig A.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2005.
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Series: Novum Testamentum, Supplements 115.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (552 pages)
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Bruce Chilton and Craig Evans -- James, Peter, Paul, and the Formation of the Gospels / Bruce Chilton -- James and Peter: The Literary Evidence / Peter H. Davids -- Simon Peter and Bethsaida / Markus Bockmuehl -- James, Peter, and the Gentiles / Richard Bauckham -- James and Peter Models of Leadership and Mission / John Painter -- A Fishing Boat, A House, and an Ossuary What Can We Learn from the Artifacts? / Craig A. Evans -- The Power of Words: Rhetoric in James and Paul / John Painter -- What, Exactly, is Israel's Gentile Problem? Rabbinic Perspectives on Galatians 2 / Jacob Neusner -- Wisdom and Grace / Bruce Chilton -- Leadership: James, Paul, and Their Contemporary Background / Wiard Popkes -- The Test of Wealth / Peter H. Davids -- Person or Practice? Judging in James and in Paul / Marianne Sawicki -- Sin, Repentance, Atonement and Resurrection the Perspective of Rabbinic Theology on the Views of James 1-2 and Paul in Romans 3-4 / Jacob Neusner -- Why Do We Suffer? Suffering in James and Paul / Peter H. Davids -- Ritualizing Death in James and Paul in Light of Jewish Apocal Ypticism / Ithamar Gruenwald -- Conclusions and Questions / Bruce Chilton -- Index of Biblical Literatuare / Bruce Chilton and Craig Evans -- Index of Modern Authors / Bruce Chilton and Craig Evans -- Index of Subjects and Figures / Bruce Chilton and Craig Evans.