{"product_id":"james-first-peter-jude-second-peter-volume-10-volume-10-9780814628690","title":"James, First Peter, Jude, Second Peter: Volume 10 Volume 10","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho would not relish the opportunity to read two-thousand-year-old letters? These four of the seven catholic letters\" are addressed not to any specific church, as are Paul's epistles, but to the church in general. Giving us valuable insights into early Christianity, they insist on the need to join good works with faith, present Jesus' sufferings as the model for enduring persecution and warn against intruders intent on undermining traditional faith and morals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar from being mere exercises in nostalgia for the \"good ol' days,\" the letters offer principles that have not lost their value for the Church of the third millennium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrick Hartin's clarity and conciseness update the Church's earliest struggles to remain faithful to the spirit of Jesus Christ. These are letters for us today, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFr. Patrick J. Hartin, PhD, is professor of New Testament at Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, and the author of the \u003c\/i\u003eSacra Pagina\u003ci\u003e commentary on \u003c\/i\u003eJames and A Spirituality of Perfection: Faith in Action in the Letter of James, \u003ci\u003epublished by Liturgical Press.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHartin, Patrick J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Patrick J. Hartin is an ordained priest of the Diocese of Spokane, Washington. He presently teaches courses in the New Testament and in Classical Civilizations at Gonzaga University. He is a contributor to \u003ci\u003eGive Us This Day\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of numerous books, published by Liturgical Press, including: \u003ci\u003eA Spirituality of Perfection: Faith in Action in the Letter of James, James\u003c\/i\u003e (Sacra Pagina series), \u003ci\u003eJames of Jerusalem: Heir to Jesus of Nazareth\u003c\/i\u003e (Interfaces series), \u003ci\u003eJames, First Peter, Jude, Second Peter \u003c\/i\u003e(New Collegeville Bible Commentary series), \u003ci\u003eApollos\u003c\/i\u003e (Paul's Social Network series), and \u003ci\u003eExploring the Spirituality of the Gospel\u003c\/i\u003es.","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328773230866,"sku":"9780814628690","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_372e02ec-39b9-48d2-9995-891384588f8c.jpg?v=1727751581","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/james-first-peter-jude-second-peter-volume-10-volume-10-9780814628690","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}