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The Wisdom of James
John P. Keenan
其他書名
Parallels with Mahāyāna Buddhism
出版The Newman Press, 2005
主題Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New TestamentReligion / Biblical Studies / New Testament / GeneralReligion / Buddhism / GeneralReligion / Comparative Religion
ISBN080914168X9780809141685
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Ev-DebJWv7cC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In this fascinating book John Keenan offers a classical commentary on the New Testament Letter of James, section by section, informed by a thorough study of contemporary Jamesian scholarship. His approach is unique in theat it employs Mahayana Buddhist Philosophy as the interpretive lens to focus on this early Christian text. The author argues that the first chapter of James' letter presents wisdom as non-discriminative, in a manner very similar to Mahayana Buddhist teaching on wisdom. And James' insistence upon deeds of compasssion and justice recommends a notion of Christian practice that is quite close to the Mahayana ideal of Bodhisattva engagement in the world. Because of these areas of resonance, James in particularly amenable to a Mahayana reading-a reading that enables us to elicit fresh insights from the text.