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This commentary series is established on the presupposition that the theological character of the New Testament documents calls for exegesis that is sensitive to theological themes as well as to the details of the historical, linguistic, and textual context. Such thorough exegetical work lies at the heart of these volumes, which contain detailed verse-by-verse commentary preceded by general...

or conflicts between thoughts and deeds” (Du Plessis, 94–99). “Perfection,” meaning a full-blown character of stable righteousness, is the virtue of the righteous man. This term was also beloved by one Jewish circle contemporary with James, the Qumran community. One scroll alone (1QS) uses ṯāmı̂m some 18 times. The group saw themselves as the “perfect of way” (1QS 4:22; 1QM 14:7; 1QH 1:36), those who were walking in the imitatio Dei (1QS 2:1–2; cf. Davies, 115), yet those who longed for
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