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Book Description
- Title:
- The General Epistles of St. James and St. Jude. The Expositor's Bible
- Author:
- Alfred Plummer [1841-1926]
- Publication Year:
- 1889
- Location:
- London
- Publisher:
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Pages:
- 476
- Subjects:
- James, Jude, Commentary, New Testament
- Copyright Holder:
- Public domain
Table of Contents
- The Catholic Epistles
- The Authenticity of the Epistle of St. James
- The Author of the Epistle: James the Brother of the Lord
- The Persons Addressed in the Epistle: The Jews of the Diaspora
- The Relation of the Epistle to the Writings of St. Paul amd of St. Peter.—The Date of the Epistle—The Doctrine of Joy in Temptation
- The Relation of this Epistle to the Books of Ecclesiastes and of the Wisdom of Solomon.—The Value of the Apocrypha, and the Mischief of Neglecting it
- The exaltation of the Lowly, and the fading away of the rich.—The metaphors of Str. James and the parables of Christ
- The source of temptations, and the reality of sin.—The difficulties of the determinist
- The delusion of hearing without doing.—The mirror of God's word
- The Christology of St. James.—The practical unbelief involvged in showing a wordly respect of persons in public worship
- The iniquity of respecting the rich and despising the poor.—The solidarity of the divine law
- Faith and works: Three views of the relation of the teaching of St. James to the teaching of St. Paul.—The relation of Luther to both
- The faith of demons; the faith of Abraham; and the faith of Rahab the Harlot
- The heavy responsibilities of teachers.—The powers and propensities of the tongue.—The self-defilement of the reckless talker
- The moral contradictions in the reckless talker
- The wisdom that is from below
- The wisdom that is from above
- St. James and Plato on lusts as the cause of strife; Their effect on prayer
- The seductions of the world, and the jealousy of the divine love
- The power of Satan and its limits.—Humility the foundation of penitence and of holiness
- Self-assurance and invasion of divine prerogatives involved in hte love of censuring others
- Self-assurance and invasion of divine prerogatives involved in presuming upon our future.—The doctrine of prababilism
- The follies and inequalities of the rich; Their miserable end
- Patience in waiting.—The Endurance of Job.—The significance of the mention of Job by James
- The prohibition of swearing.—The relation of the language of St. James to recorded sayings of Christ
- Worship the best outlet and remedy for excitement.—The connexion between worship and conduct
- The elders of the church.—The anointing of the sick and extreme unction
- The public and private confesson of sins.—The lawfulness of prayers for rain
- The work of converting sinners; its conditions and rewards
The General Epistle of Jude
- The authenticity of the epistle of St. Jude
- The purpose of the epistle.—The faith once for all delivered and the development of Christian doctrine
- The persons denounced in the epistle.—Its relation to 2 Peter
- Doubtful readings and the theory of verbal inspiration.—Three palmary instances of divine vengeance upon grevious sin
- Railing at dignities.—"The Assumption of Moses."—St. Jude's use of apocryphal literature
- The description corresponding to Cain. The libertines at the Love-feasts.—The Book of Enoch
- The description to Balaam: the impious discontent and greed of the libertines.—The Apostolic warning respecting them
- The description corresponding to Korah; Making separations.—Exhortations to the faithful to build up themselves, and then rescue others
- The final doxology: praise to God, the protection of his servants