title: Echoes of the Shema in the Epistle of James
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metadata.value: Popkov, Roman A.
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metadata.value: 2020-03-05T15:16:36Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2020-03-05T15:16:36Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2019-12
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metadata.value: Popkov R. A. Echoes of the Shema in the Epistle of James. Issues of Theology, 2019, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 484–500.
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metadata.value: http://doi.org/10.21638/spbu28.2019.402
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/17173
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metadata.value: The article examines the echoing of Shema (Deut 6:4–5) as well as its allusions in the
  Epistle of James. James utilizes the fundamental tenets of Israel’s faith for his admonition.
  In Jewish thought, the Shema is the supreme affirmation of the unity of God
  and its recitation may be regarded as the acceptance of the yoke of the Kingdom
  of Heaven. In addition, it serves as a tangible boundary marker between Jews and
  pagans. Allusions to the Shema are replete in his opening section (1:2–27), which
  apprises the reader of what is to come in the body of the letter. As the Shema itself
  is an appeal to the love of God, the words about “love him” (1:12; 2:5) can be referring
  to the the Shema. Behind the language of 1:17 may be present the benedictions
  preceding the recitation of the Shema. Therefore, James stands on the solid ground
  of liturgical tradition. Condemnation of double-mindedness (1:8; 4:8) refers the
  reader to the commandment to love God with all one’s heart and soul. All of this is
  a clue to the text (2:14–16), where Shema is mentioned clearly (2:19). James insists
  that one should not be confined to the correct proclamation of faith only — it must
  be followed by correct behavior. It can be polemics with either the misunderstood
  views of Paul, or with the irresponsible confidence in a special relationship with
  God. Shema is used in the verbal ethics context to remind one about a God who
  provides the law and who judges (4:12). However, the idea of God as Judge is christologically
  reinterpreted by James — the function of a Judge is delegated to the Lord
  Jesus Christ (5:9). Therefore, the traditional Jewish wisdom is considered by James
  in the light of the message of Jesus himself as well as through the lens of the teaching
  about Him.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: ru
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Issues of Theology;Volume 1; Issue 4
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Biblical studies
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: New Testament
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Epistle of James
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Shema
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: benediction
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: faith
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: works
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Law
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Echoes of the Shema in the Epistle of James
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metadata.value: Article
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