James and Paul: The Politics of Identity at the Turn of the Ages (2015 Shillington), book

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James and Paul: The Politics of Identity at the Turn of the Ages (2015) is a book by V. George Shillington.

Abstract

"Here V. George Shillington seeks to understand both James and Paul as Jews engaged in different but complementary missions and concludes that the tension between those missions indicates a conflict between different politics of identity ... 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 light—a 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 vision—and recognizing the importance of how much they held in common."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2015.

Contents

Part I. James Rediscovered: "In Step with his Brother"

  • 1. Evidence from the rhetoric of a primary witness -- 2. An underdeveloped portrait in the narrative of Luke-Acts -- 3. An honorary epistle -- 4. Withholding the name of the disciple whom Jesus loved -- 5. The legendary James the Just

Part II. Paul under Obligation: "As One Untimely Born"

  • 6. Awakening to the dawn of a new day -- 7. Between James and Paul: pre-Pauline faith formulas embedded in Paul's letters -- 8. The exercise of power in the sphere of Christ -- 9. One diverse humanity "in Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3:26-29) -- 10. Money from the nations for the poor saints in Jerusalem: more than "a polite bribe" -- 11. Conclusion: the politics of James and Paul.

External links

  • [ Google Books]
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