Origen and the Authorship of the Letter of James
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This paper reconsiders the evidence for Origen’s views on the authorship of the letter of James. Contrary to the prevalent assumption among scholars, the evidence does not favour the view that Origen thought the letter was written by James the brother of Jesus.
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- Authors
- List, N.
- Affiliations
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Corresponding author
- List, Nicholas
- ORCID
- List, Nicholas
- Venue
- Vigiliae Christianae
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- Volume
- 80
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 239-245
- ISSN
- 0042-6032 (ISSN-L)
- 1570-0720
- OpenAlex
- W7123436202
- Cited by
- 0
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Vigiliae Christianae (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Augustinian Studies and Theology
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Classics › Byzantine Studies and History
- Keywords
- Origen, Epistle of James, authorship, James the brother of Jesus, New Testament canon, patristic exegesis, early Christian interpretation
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