Purity and Worldview in the Epistle of James

Darian Lockett is Assistant Professor of New Testament, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, CA, USA

• 1. Introduction: Purity in James 2. A Reassessment and Taxonomy of Purity Language 3. An Approach to the Text 4. Exegesis of Purity Language in James5. Purity and the Cultural Stance of James6. Summary and Conclusion

Lockett expertly advances his own case for the significance of purity in James and finely tunes its role as a major concern of its perfection theme...It covers an aspect of James that deserves treatment and provides meaningful research for others to ponder, both in its broad strokes and in its fine points. For those interested in the Epistle of James it should be required reading.