The Wisdom of James: Parallels with Mahayana Buddhism
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (947 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080914168X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Keenan, who holds a PhD in Buddhist studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is professor of religion at Middlebury College in Vermont, as well as an Episcopal priest of the diocese of Vermont. . About the Author John P
"Wisdom Book" according to Sergey Shyndriayev. I purchased this book “The Wisdom of James: Parallels with Mahayana Buddhism” by John P. Keenan after studying Letter of James in our Bible study group. Letter of James is very controversial book in Bible. Martin Luther even said about it as “epistle of straw, for it has nothing of the nature of the Gospel about it.” He even tried to remove it from Bible. For me became very interesting how scholars with different background understand this Epistle. Keenan is Professor Emeritus of Religion at Middlebury College, grew up Irish-Catholic in Philadelphia; was ordained as Catholic prie
And James' insistence upon deeds of compassion 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 is particularly amenable to a Mahayana reading--a reading that enables us to elicit fresh insights from the 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. His approach is unique in that it employs Mahayana Buddhist philosophy as the interpretive lens to focus on this early Christian text. 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
. Keenan, who holds a PhD in Buddhist studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is professor of religion at Middlebury College in Vermont, as well as an Episcopal priest of the diocese of Vermont. John P