| Description |
xviii, 220 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-212) and index. |
| Contents |
The nature of Jesus' family. Persona non grata : James the brother of Jesus ; A family divided : Jesus' family in the Gospels -- the nature of the Jerusalem church. James of Jerusalem : the witness of Luke and Paul ; Pope James : the first apostolic council and the incident at Antioch ; Apostolic intrigue : Paul's final visit to Jerusalem and the death of James -- The nature of Jewish Christianity. Keeping the candle burning : James in history and tradition ; The brother of God : James, Gnosticism, and Jewish Christianity -- The nature of orthodoxy. Orthodoxy and heresy : James and the quest for the historical Jesus ; The forgotten hero : James and the origins of Christianity -- The nature of the descendants of Abraham. Thy kingdom come : a new paradigm to repair the breach ; Epilogue : healing the wasteland. |
| Subject |
James, Brother of the Lord, Saint.
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Jesus Christ -- Family.
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Christianity and other religions -- Judaism.
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Apocryphal books (New Testament) -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Paul, the Apostle, Saint -- Theology.
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| ISBN |
1594770433 (pbk.) |
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9781594770432 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
YDXCP 2190668 |
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NZ1 8857218 |
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