John S. Kloppenborg is Professor and Chair of the Department for theStudy of Religion at the University of Toronto. Recent publications include(with Richard S.Ascough), Attica, Central Greece,Macedonia, Thrace, Vol. 1 of 'Greco-RomanAssociations: Texts, Translations, and Commentary' (2011) and Q,The Earliest Gospel: An Introduction to the Original Sayings and Stories ofJesus (2008).

• 1. Approaching James2. What kind of text is James?3. The fabric of James: Wisdom and the Jesus tradition4. Addressees and rhetorical strategy5. James on Paul, Poverty and control of the self6. The reception of JamesIndex of primary textsIndex of modern authorsIndex of subjects