The Catena to James : : Reading the Letter of James in the Ancient Greek Commentary Tradition / / Martin C. Albl.

• Superior document: Texts and Editions for New Testament Study Series ; Volume 17
• VerfasserIn: Albl, Martin C.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : Brill,, [2024]; ©2024
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Series: Texts and editions for New Testament study ; Volume 17.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (399 pages)

The Catena to James (compiled ca. 700 CE) collected excerpts from the best ancient Greek commentaries on the Letter of James. This translation and commentary make the whole Catena available for the first time in a modern language.

Table of Contents

Introduction. The contribution of this study; The catena genre and associated terminology; Historical background of the catena genre in ancient Jewish ltierature?; Historical background of the catena genre in Hellenistic education and scholarship; A brief history of the catena; the inclusive nature of the catena tradition; CatCE and Euthalian traditions; Manuscripts and printed editions of CatCE; Unattributed sources of CatJas; Patristic source of CatJas; Date, place, and authorship ; the two stages of CatJas' composition; The rhetorical analysis of James in CatJas; The use of patristic sources in CatJas; The exegetical approach of CatJas; The other apostlie : Paul's pervasive presence in CatJas; Selective focus in CatJas -- Text and translation. Note to the translation; Commentary -- Appendix 1: Overview of scholia in CatJas manuscripts -- Appendix 2 : sources of the CatJas Scholia.