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Ancient Book Culture and the Literacy of James: On the Production and Consumption of a Pseudepigraphal Letter
Abstract
This article inquires into the implicit pseudepigraphal construction of James the brother of Jesus as highly literate in the canonical letter attributed to him. Traditional, form-based approaches to the letter genre are set aside in favour of appreciating the production and composition of (pseudepigraphal) letters within the context of Ancient Mediterranean book culture, particularly the association between scribal literate ability and social status. The pairing of James’ literary ability with the transmission of Jesus tradition is an image propagated in other early Christian literature, including the
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- Authors
- Fewster, G. P.
- Affiliations
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Fewster, Gregory P.
- ORCID
- Fewster, Gregory P.
- Venue
- Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Published
- 2016-01-30
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 3
- ISSN
- 0949-9571 (ISSN-L)
- 1612-961X
- OpenAlex
- W2564574687
- Cited by
- 12
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 9 · 2023: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 5.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Classics › Classical Antiquity Studies
- Keywords
- Epistle of James, pseudepigraphy, James the brother of Jesus, literacy, book culture, social status, early Christian literature, letter genre
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