Abstract:

Amidst various interpretative options about the identities of the author and addressees of the Letter of James, one’s interpretation of the letter’s discourse on the concept of law plays a critical role in the way in which these identities are reconstructed. Two laws or principles form part of the discourse in the Letter of James, namely, the Mosaic law (esp. 2:9–11) and the kingdom-principle of freedom (esp. 1:25; 2:8, 12). It is argued that the kingdom-principle of freedom in Christ is presented to the recipients in contrast with a probable tendency among these Judaean Christ-believers to be torah-orientated, especially involving the judging of people on the basis of the Mosaic law. In this scenario, the author can be identified as James, the half-brother of Christ, who is not fully torah abiding. It is argued that James uses a rhetorical strategy of frankness in terms of the issues in the congregation he addresses together with a strategy of subtlety in respect of his discourse on law. In his rhetorical strategy on law he contextualises his message in such a manner that he identifies with the recipients’ frame of reference of law. By doing so, he attempts to lead them to a different perception on law and present to them a different principle by which they can become whole in their personal and corporative life.

摘要：

在关于詹姆斯信件的作者和收件人身份的各种解释选择中，一个人对信件关于法律概念的论述的解释在重构这些身份的过程中起着至关重要的作用。雅各书中话语的一部分是两条律法或原则，即摩西律法（esp。2：9-11）和王国的自由原则（esp。1:25; 2：8，12）。有人争辩说，基督的国度原则是向受赠者提出的，而这些犹太教信徒中有一种倾向于律法的倾向，特别是涉及根据摩西律法对人进行审判的倾向。在这种情况下，作者可以被确定为基督的同父异母兄弟詹姆斯，他并不完全遵守律法。有人争辩说，詹姆斯在他所处理的会众问题上使用了一种坦率的修辞策略，并在其关于法律的论述中运用了一种微妙的策略。在他关于法律的修辞策略中，他以一种使他的信息与接收者的法律参照系相一致的方式来语境化。通过这样做，他试图使他们对法律有不同的认识，并向他们提出不同的原则，使他们可以在自己的个人和法人生活中变得完整。