L O G O S A N D L A W IN T H E L E T T E R O F JAMES SUPPLEMENTS TO NOVUM TESTAMENTUM EDITORIAL BOARD O K BARRETT, Durham - P BORGEN, Trondheim J K ELLIOTT, Leeds - H J DEJONGE, Leiden A J MALHERBE, N e w Haven M J J MENKEN, Utrecht - J SMIT SIBINGA, Amsterdam Executive Editors MM MITCHELL, Chicago & D.P MOESSNER, Dubuque V O L U M E C LOGOS AND LAW IN THE LETTER OF JAMES The Law of Nature, the Law of Moses, and the Law of Freedom BY M A T T A J A C K S O N - M c C A B E BRILL LEIDEN • B O S T O N • K O L N 2001 This book is printed on acid-free paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Jackson-McCabe, Matt A Logos and law in the letter o f James : the law o f nature, the law o f Moses, and the law o f freedom / by Matt A Jackson-McCabe p cm — (Supplements to Novum Testamentum, ISSN 01679732 ;v 100) Revision o f the author's thesis—University o f Chicago, 1998 Includes bibliographical references (p.) and index ISBN 9004119949 (cloth : alk paper) Law (Theology)—Biblical teaching Bible N T James—Criticism, interpretation, etc I Title II Series BS2785.6.L34 J33 2000 227'.9106—dc21 00-050733 CIP Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufhahme Jackson-McCabe, Matt A.: Logos and law in the letter o f James : the law o f nature, the law o f Moses, and the law o f freedom / by Matt A Jackson-McCabe - Leiden ; Boston; Koln : Brill, 2000 (Supplements to Novum testamentum ; Vol 100) Zugl : Chicago, Univ., Diss., 1998 ISBN 90-04-11994-9 ISSN ISBN 0167-9732 90 04 11994 © Copyright 2001 by Koninklijke Brill NV,Leiden, The Netherlands All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher Authorization to photocopy itemsfor internal or personal use is granted by Brill provided that the appropriatefees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910 DanversMA 01923, USA Fees are subject to change PRINTED IN THE NETHERLANDS For A J and Jeremy CONTENTS Abbreviations xi Acknowledgments xv Introduction I I M P L A N T E D LOGOS IN T H E INTERPRETATION OF JAMES Jewish C o m p o s i t i o n and Stoic Logos 11 Christian C o m p o s i t i o n and Logos as G o s p e l 16 T h e Thesis o f a Superficial Stoic Influence 17 T h e Rejection o f Stoic Influence L u d w i g ' s Wort als Gesetz T h e P r o b l e m and the Thesis II L A W A S I M P L A N T E D LOGOS: 20 23 24 CICERO AND THE STOICS O N NATURAL LAW 29 L a w as Logos 32 Natural L a w as C o s m i c Logos 34 Natural L a w as H u m a n R e a s o n 36 T h e Development o f Human Reason 40 T h e Stoic D o c t r i n e o f Implanted Preconceptions 43 T h e Problem 44 C i c e r o and S e n e c a o n the C o n c e p t o f the G o o d 53 okelcocK; a n d the Implanted Preconceptions 59 Epictetus o n Implanted C o n c e p t s 62 Excursus: Belief in the G o d s as ejjxpDxoc; 67 Conclusions 72 Natural L a w as "Implanted R e a s o n " Implanted Preconceptions, H u m a n R e a s o n , 73 and Natural L a w 73 Natural L a w as ratio insita Ratio insita as Xoyoq eiiymoq: o f the De Legibus 75 T h e Greek Source 81 viii CONTENTS III T H E L A W O F M O S E S , T H E T E A C H I N G OF JESUS, A N D N A T U R A L L A W 87 Philo o f Alexandria 89 Philo and the Stoics 89 T h e L a w o f Nature and the L a w o f M o s e s 91 T h e Sage as e|i\|n)%o