Purity and Worldview in the Epistle of James

by Darian R. Lockett

Arguing against restricting the meaning of purity language to the individual moral sphere (as many commentaries do), the central argument of Purity and Worldview in the Epistle of James is that purity language both articulates and constructs the worldview in James's epistle. Lockett offers a taxonomy of purity language, applied as a heuristic guide to understand the function of purity and pollution in the epistle. Through this analysis the study...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567033112
• ISBN13: 9780567033116
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"