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  1. James 1: The Wisdom Jesus Offers. The introductory chapter is designed to sum up the main ideas to the entire book. Chapter 1 is a flowing stream of wise teachings and one-liners that introduce us to all of the keywords and themes that we’ll see in chapters 2-5 . Jacob knows from personal experience that life is hard.

    • God is the source of all wisdom. The Greek word for wisdom (sophia) occurs four times in the letter of James (1:5; 3:13, 15, 17). Wisdom is not a topic or theme of the book of James, but it is an assumed value essential for Christian living and under which all the various topics of the book are subsumed.
    • Testing and trials. Our lives are full of trials. James understands the true goal of trials to be perseverance. And perseverance works toward spiritual maturity and wholeness, which James implies are worthy goals for Christians.
    • Wealth and oppression. Socioeconomic disparity, both in society and in the church, seems to have been a major concern in James’s mind as he wrote this letter.
    • Material things will not last. The poor, without material resources, have also received the riches of God’s grace in Christ. Furthermore, the rich and poor are alike in another way—both will pass away.
  2. Apr 2, 2024 · James 5:16b: "The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”. Brief Summary: The Book of James outlines the faith walk through genuine religion (1:1-27), genuine faith (2:1-3:12) and genuine wisdom (3:13-5:20). This book contains a remarkable parallel to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7. James begins in the first chapter ...

  3. 13. The usage of religion in 1:27 is the only reference in scripture where it is used in a positive way. 14. James was the oldest half-brother of Jesus (Mk. 6:3; Mt. 13:55). He was the full brother of Jude, who wrote the book of Jude. 15. James was an unbeliever prior to the resurrection (Jn. 7:3-10). 16.

    • I. Introduction
    • II. Argument
    • III. Outline76

    A. The Author

    The question of authorship of this epistle is somewhat complex. The relatively weak external evidence, the difficulty of determining which James is in view, as well as the possibility of pseudonymity and redactional stages, render any discussion of authorship a bit untidy. Our approach will be to discuss the internal evidence (including evidence from the rest of the New Testament), the external evidence, more recent critical discussions, and finally, alternative theories of authorship.

    B. Date

    The date of this short epistle is intrinsically bound up with its authorship. If, as we have argued, this letter is by James, the bother of the Lord, then it must have been written before 62 CE (the date of James’ death).59Among those who embrace the traditional authorship, two dates are normally advocated: either early (pre-50s) or late (toward the end of James’ life). It is our opinion that an early date best fits the evidence. 1. There is no mention of the fall of Jerusalem, perhaps implyi...

    C. The Addressees

    Evidence for an early date and Jacobean authorship also supports the probability that the addressees were Jewish Christians. In addition, there are other lines of evidence which support a Jewish Christian audience, two of which are as follows.

    James opens his letter with a greeting to Jewish Christians who had left Palestine and had scattered (1:1) because of Saul’s and Agrippa’s persecutions. After this very brief greeting, James is no longer concerned with niceties: the rest of the letter is body—i.e., no thanksgiving for the saints, no final greeting, no benediction. The body has thre...

    I. Salutation (1:1) II. Enduring Trials (1:2-18) A. Summary/Main Theme: The Testing of Faith (1:2-6) 1. Faith in God’s Sovereignty (1:2) 2. Faith and Perseverance (1:3-4) 3. Faith and God’s Gifts (1:5) 4. Faith Vs. Doubt (1:6) B. Specifics (1:9-18) 1. Faith Vs. Doubt (1:7-8) 2. Faith and Finances (1:9-11) 3. Faith and Perseverance (1:12) 4. Faith a...

  4. The main point of James chapter 1 is to introduce the major themes that will be explained in more detail in the rest of the letter of James: A perspective on trials in life (James 1:2-8; 12-18), a view of wealth (vs. 9-11), receiving God’s Word (vs. 21), obeying out of faith (vs. 22-25), controlling the tongue (vs. 19-20, 26).

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  6. been suggested as the author—James, the brother of John (sons of Zebedee), and James, the Lord’s half brother. Since the brother of John was martyred very early, about 44 A.D. (Act 12:2), he is ruled out. The other James, the Lord’s half brother, later became the leader of the Jerusalem church (see Act 12:17; 15:13; 21:18).

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