Literary Strategy in the Epistle of Jude [Hardcover]

J. Daryl Charles (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0940866161 | ISBN-13: 978-0940866164 | Publication Date: April 30, 2005

Traditionally, New Testament scholarship has subsumed examination of Jude under the study of 2 Peter, concentrating primarily on the question of literary dependence. The present work, however, with its focus on the unique features of the epistle, endeavors to penetrate the distinct literary and theological world of Jude and thus illuminate what for many has been an obscure part of the New Testament canon.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Sandwiched between the seldom-read III John and its overrated neighbor Revelation, the biblical book of Jude is less than familiar to many students of scripture. Charles, a biblical scholar, has rendered a service by lifting Jude from the shadows, loosening its tether to II Peter and James and bringing its readers into the world of the late first-century Christian Church. "How truth is presented is critical" remains Charles's rubric, particularly so with biblical literature. Drawing fundamentally from the work of R.J. Bauckham, he analyzes Jude from a literary-rhetorical standpoint with a lively and sure hand. His exegesis is comprehensive and adept, and his central thesis of the influence of content upon form, while not original, is applied creatively, opening Jude's seemingly esoteric Weltanschauung to the general reader. Highly recommended for seminary libraries and for academic libraries with strong religion collections.
- W. Alan Froggatt, Bridgewater, Ct.
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About the Author

J. Daryl Charles was educated at West Chester State University, Southern California College, the University of Siegen (Germany), and Westminster Theological Seminary, where he received a Ph.D. in hermeneutics. He currently teaches Christian Studies at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 260 pages
• Publisher: University of Scranton Press (April 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0940866161
• ISBN-13: 978-0940866164
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,369,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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J. DARYL CHARLES (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is director of the Bryan Institute for Critical Thought and Practice and author of ten books.