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Table of Contents

Reading Hebrews & James
A Literary and Theological Commentary

Editor's Foreword

Author's Preface

Abbreviations

Hebrews

Introduction

Prologue: The Exaltation of Jesus, the Son of God (1:1-4)

Jesus Excels the Very Angels (1:5-2:18)

Confirmation of the Son's Incomparable Status (1:5-14)

A Warning "Aside" (2:1-4)

The Sovereignty and Solidarity of the Son of Man (2:5-18)

Jesus the Faithful Son (3:1-4:14)

Jesus the Faithful Son and Moses the Faithful Servant (3:1-6)

A Warning: Faithlessness of the Wilderness Generation (3:7-11)

Lessons from Psalm 95 (3:12-4:14)

Excursus 1: Ancient Israel's Priesthood

Jesus the High Priest (4:15-10:18)

Jesus the Merciful and Compassionate Priest (4:15-5:10)

An Exhoratory "Aside" (5:11-6:20)

Jesus, the Melchizedekian High Priest (7:1-28)

Excursus 2: The Day of Atonement

The Sacrificial Work of Christ (8:1-10:18)

The Need for Perseverance in Faith (10:19-12:13)

An Exhortation to Perseverance (10:19-39)

The Faithful of the Past (11:1-40)

The Faithful Perseverance Required in the Present (12:1-13)

Closing Exhortation (12:14-13:21)

A Call to Holiness (12:14-29)

A Reminder: The City of God Is the Christian's Goal (12:18-24)

Obligations of Holiness within the Community of Faith (13:1-19)

A Prayer-Wish (13:20-21)

A Personal Note (13:22-25)

James

Introduction

Epistolary Opening (1:1)

Trials and Temptations (1:2-19a)

Trials as Occasions for Joy and Blessing (1:2-12)

Temptations Do Not Come from God (1:13-19a)

Word and Deed (1:19b-2:26)

The Right Response to God's Word (1:19b-27)

Partiality (2:1-13)

Faith and Works (2:14-26)

Words and Wisdom (3:1-4:12)

Power of the Tongue (3:1-12)

Concerning Contentiousness (3:13-4:12)

Living in View of the End-time (4:13-5:20)

The Transitoriness of Life (4:13-17)

An Indictment of the Rich (5:1-6)

Exhortations in View of the Imminent Return of the Lord (5:7-11)

Concluding Exhortations (5:12-20)

Works Cited