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 Baker Exegetical Commentary: The Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament offers up-to-date, accurate, and authoritative analysis of the Greek New Testament. Its features are designed to help pastors, scholars, and students:

• The biblical author’s central themes are developed throughout. Each exegetical unit is related to the overall development of the biblical book.
• Commentators interact with the best contemporary scholarship in translating the Greek text and rigorously analyzing its content through exegesis and exposition.
• Additional notes comment on unique aspects of a book, problem passages, textual variants, and other critical issues.
• Innovative page design differentiates between two levels of commentary, broad overview and in-depth analysis.

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