Not by Paul Alone: The Formation of the Catholic Epistle Collection and the Christian CanonNot by Paul Alone explores the historical reasons for the creation of the book of James and the implications for the creation of the Christian canon. Nienhuis makes a compelling case that James was written in the mid-second century and is, like 2 Peter, an attempt to provide a distinctive shape to the emerging New Testament. This book bolsters the claim that the Catholic Epistles not only have a distinct witness individually, but that collectively they are also a considered theological agenda within the Christian church. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
A Canonical History of the New Testament Catholic Epistle Collection | 29 |
Early James Traditions and the Canonical Letter of James | 99 |
Reading James as a Canonconscious Pseudepigraph | 163 |
Conclusion | 233 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abraham Acts ancient Apocalypse apostles apostolic letter appears argued argument argument from silence authenticity author of James authoritative Barnabas Bauckham believers Biblical Brother of Jesus Catholic Epistles CCSL chapter Christ Christology circumcision cited Clement Clement of Alexandria Codex Commentary concern context diaspora Dibelius early Christian Edited Epistle of James Epistle of Peter eschatological Eusebius Eusebius’s evidence exhortation fact faith Galatians GCSNF Gentile gnostic God’s gospel Grand Rapids Greek Hebrews Hegesippus Hermas historical hypothesis intertextual Irenaeus Israel Jakobusbrief James of Jerusalem James traditions Jewish Jews Johannine John Jude letter collection letter of James literary London Lord Marcion Metzger mission Muratorian Fragment noted offers Origen parallels passages patristic Paul Paul’s Peter Petrine presented prophets pseudepigraphic readers reference Romans says Scripture second century Shepherd of Hermas suggests T&T Clark teaching Tertullian Testament texts theological tion Translation Trobisch University Press verse witness word writings