Publisher's Description: Dan McCartney, a highly regarded New Testament scholar and an expert on biblical interpretation, offers a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on James in this latest addition to the award-winning BECNT series. With extensive research and thoughtful chapter-by-chapter exegesis, McCartney leads readers through all aspects of the book of James--sociological, historical, and theological--to help them better understand its meaning and relevance.

As with all BECNT volumes, James features the author's detailed interaction with the Greek text. This commentary admirably achieves the dual aims of the series--academic sophistication with pastoral sensitivity and accessibility--making it a useful tool for professors, students, and pastors. The acclaimed user-friendly design includes shaded chapter introductions summarizing the key themes of each thought unit.

368 Pages
Published November 2009

About the Author: Dan G. McCartney (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament interpretation at Redeemer Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. He previously taught at Westminster Theological Seminary for more than twenty years. He is the author of Let the Reader Understand: A Guide to Interpreting and Applying the Bible and Why Does it Have to Hurt? The Meaning of Christian Suffering. McCartney also revised J. Gresham Machen's New Testament Greek for Beginners.

About the Series: The Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (BECNT) series provides commentaries that blend scholarly depth with readability, exegetical detail with sensitivity to the whole, and attention to critical problems with theological relevance.:

• All volumes feature the author's detailed interaction with the Greek text and are specifically designed with students and pastors in mind.
• The biblical author's central themes are developed throughout with each exegetical unit being related to the overall development of the biblical book.
• The user-friendly design includes shaded-text chapter introductions summarizing the key themes of each thought unit.
• Chapter outlines and overviews allow easy entry into the discussion and aid comprehension and recall.
• Additional notes comment on unique aspects of a book, problem passages, textual variants, and other critical issues.

With extensive research and thoughtful chapter-by-chapter exegesis, these commentaries will be valued by students, professors, and pastors alike.

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