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Recent interest in the person and work of James of Jerusalem and in the community he led has sometimes put the apostle Paul in a negative lighta reversal of the more usual pattern in Protestantism, where Paul is the shining light and James is thrust into the shadows. Rather than exaggerating the opposition between these two figures, V. George Shillington seeks to understand them both as Jews, without prejudice, operating under the banner of Jesus crucified and risen, and engaged in different but complementary missions.Examining what can be reconstructed of both men and their respective missions from Acts read critically and other epistolary and legendary sources, Shillington concludes that the tension between those missions indicates a conflict between different politics of identity, a conflict best understood by granting each figure the integrity of his own very Jewish visionand recognizing the importance of how much they held in common.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright Page, Dedication
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  1. Contents
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Abbreviations
  2. pp. xi-xii
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  1. Prologue
  2. pp. xiii-xxxvi
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  1. Part I: James Rediscovered: “In Step with His Brother”
  1. 1. Evidence from the Rhetoric of a Primary Witness
  2. pp. 3-32
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  1. 2. An Underdeveloped Portrait in the Narrative of Luke-Acts
  2. pp. 33-64
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  1. 3. An Honorary Epistle
  2. pp. 65-96
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  1. 4. Withholding the Name of the Disciple Whom Jesus Loved
  2. pp. 97-120
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  1. 5. The Legendary James the Just
  2. pp. 121-150
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  1. Part II: Paul under Obligation: “As One Untimely Born”
  1. 6. Awakening to the Dawn of a New Day
  2. pp. 153-178
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  1. 7. Between James and Paul: Pre-Pauline Faith Formulas Embedded in Paul’s Letters
  2. pp. 179-208
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  1. 8. The Exercise of Power in the Sphere of Christ
  2. pp. 209-252
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  1. 9. One Diverse Humanity “in Christ Jesus” (Gal. 3:26–29)
  2. pp. 253-282
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  1. 10. Money from the Nations for the Poor Saints in Jerusalem: More Than “A Polite Bribe”
  2. pp. 283-320
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  1. 11. Conclusion: The Politics of James and Paul
  2. pp. 321-330
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  1. Index of Authors
  2. pp. 331-334
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  1. Index of Biblical References
  2. pp. 335-345
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  1. Back Cover
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