Theorizing Divine Generation: Reading James 1:16–18 with the Middle Platonists
James 1:16–18 presents a theory of divine generation, which has been interpreted variously. Most commonly, this passage is taken as a reference to Christian conversion, God’s creation of the cosmos, or the creation/election of Israel. While each of these readings is possible, none accounts for all t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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Horizons in biblical theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 179-195 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Jakobusbrief 1
/ Generation
/ Idea of God
/ Symbolism
/ Sexuality
/ Platonism
/ History 50-200
/ Plutarchus 45-120
/ Philo, Alexandrinus 25 BC-40
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| IxTheo Classification: | BE Greco-Roman religions HC New Testament HD Early Judaism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity VA Philosophy |
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sexual imagery
B Middle Platonism B divine generation B Plutarch B Philo B Epistle of James |
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