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ROBERT J. FOSTER
The Significance of Exemplars for the
Interpretation of the Letter of James
[Die Bedeutsamkeit von Vorbildern für die Deutung des Jakobusbriefs.]
Published in English.
In this book, Robert J. Foster explores James' use of his four characters from Jewish history and
tradition (Abraham, Rahab, Job and Elijah) and considers their collective as well as individual
functions in the composition. He concludes that each of the four exemplars was tested to the
extreme (albeit in very di erent ways) yet remained wholly-committed to God. By reason of that
commitment each exemplar became an outsider in both their cultural and historical contexts.
'James' urges his audience to emulate these exemplars in their less extreme tests of daily life
by rejecting the values of the world and living according to the reinterpreted Torah of Jesus
Christ.
Robert J. Foster Born 1951; had a career in banking before commencing his theological studies;
2012 PhD from the University of Birmingham.
2014. X, 233 pages.
WUNT II 376
ISBN 978-3-16-153263-4
sewn paper 74,00 €
ISBN 978-3-16-153295-5
eBook PDF 74,00 €
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