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Lament in the Letter of James
Series: - Biblical Interpretation Series, Volume: 229
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In Lament in the Letter of James, Grant Flynn presents the first book-length study of lament in James. After exploring the contours and development of Old Testament lament, Flynn examines the lament material in James, including a reference to an act of lament, allusions to Old Testament laments, and exhortations to lament. The author then proposes that the choice to use Job as a model of perseverance implies that Job’s lament-shaped perseverance informs James’s understanding of the virtue. By rereading the epistle's opening call to consider trials as “pure joy” with this Joban perseverance in mind, Flynn concludes that James envisions an ongoing cycle of lament and joy that reflects both the pain of human suffering and the hope of eschatological perfection.
Grant Flynn, Ph.D. (2023), is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Phoenix Seminary, Arizona.
Acknowledgments
List of Tables
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
1 History of Interpretation and Approach
2 Thesis
3 Method
4 Preliminary Issues
5 Outline
2 The Contours and Development of Old Testament Lament
1 Introduction
2 Defining “Lament”
3 Contours of Old Testament Lament
4 Development of Lament
5 Summary
3 Lament Reference and Allusion in James 5:4b
1 Introduction
2 James 5:1–6
3 Interpreting James 5:4b as a Lament Reference
4 Interpreting James 5:4b as a Lament Allusion
5 Summary
4 Lament Allusions Elsewhere in James
1 Introduction
2 Jeremiah 12:3 in James 5:5b
3 Psalm 140:3 in James 3:8b
4 Psalm 12:3–4 in James 3:5a
5 Job 13:28 in James 5:2
6 Summary
5 Lament Exhortations in James
1 Introduction
2 James 1:5
3 James 4:9
4 James 5:13–18
5 Summary
6 Lament and Joy as Wholeness in Trials
1 Introduction
2 James 1:2–4, 12
3 James 5:7–11
4 Making Sense of Joy and Lament in James
5 Summary
7 Summary and Conclusions
1 Summary
2 The Theological Foundation of Lament in James
3 James’s Contribution to NT Lament
Bibliography
Index of Subject
Index of Modern Authors
List of Tables
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
1 History of Interpretation and Approach
2 Thesis
3 Method
4 Preliminary Issues
5 Outline
2 The Contours and Development of Old Testament Lament
1 Introduction
2 Defining “Lament”
3 Contours of Old Testament Lament
4 Development of Lament
5 Summary
3 Lament Reference and Allusion in James 5:4b
1 Introduction
2 James 5:1–6
3 Interpreting James 5:4b as a Lament Reference
4 Interpreting James 5:4b as a Lament Allusion
5 Summary
4 Lament Allusions Elsewhere in James
1 Introduction
2 Jeremiah 12:3 in James 5:5b
3 Psalm 140:3 in James 3:8b
4 Psalm 12:3–4 in James 3:5a
5 Job 13:28 in James 5:2
6 Summary
5 Lament Exhortations in James
1 Introduction
2 James 1:5
3 James 4:9
4 James 5:13–18
5 Summary
6 Lament and Joy as Wholeness in Trials
1 Introduction
2 James 1:2–4, 12
3 James 5:7–11
4 Making Sense of Joy and Lament in James
5 Summary
7 Summary and Conclusions
1 Summary
2 The Theological Foundation of Lament in James
3 James’s Contribution to NT Lament
Bibliography
Index of Subject
Index of Modern Authors
Biblical scholars (especially those interested in James, lament, or biblical intertextuality), theologians (especially those interested in prayer, providence, or suffering), and undergraduate and graduate students.