Are There Any Links Between the Epistle of James and Buddhism? An Examination of James 3:6

James contains about sixty-three words or phrases that do not occur elsewhere in the Bible, including "cycle of nature'l' wheel of birth' (3:6). The majority of scholars have thought this comes from Orphicism. Given the place of the Wheel of Life in Buddhism, this article examine...

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Auteur principal: Fletcher, Rosemary J. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage 2006
Dans: The expository times
Année: 2006, Volume: 117, Numéro: 9, Pages: 366-370
RelBib Classification:HC Nouveau Testament
Sujets non-standardisés:B Christians
B Buddhists
B Buddhism
B Bibel. Jakobusbrief 3,6
B Bible. James
B Epistle of James
B Religions
B Comparative Christology
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Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:James contains about sixty-three words or phrases that do not occur elsewhere in the Bible, including "cycle of nature'l' wheel of birth' (3:6). The majority of scholars have thought this comes from Orphicism. Given the place of the Wheel of Life in Buddhism, this article examines the possibility that it was Buddhism which influenced the writer.
ISSN:1745-5308
Contient:Enthalten in: The expository times
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0014524606065942