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The writer identifies himself only as “James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ” (Jam 1:1). Out of the four men named James in the New Testament, only two have ever 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 ...
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Apr 2, 2024 · Answer. The author of James simply identifies himself as “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ” (James 1:1). Because James the disciple was an early martyr (Acts 12:2), the likely candidate for the authorship of this epistle is James, the brother of Jesus (Galatians 1:19).
- James and Redemptive History
- Global Exhortations from James
- Responding to James: Both Realism and Love
The grand theme of the book of James is wisdom. Much like Proverbs in the Old Testament, James should be seen as an example of Jewish wisdom literature. Wisdom in Jewish tradition and Scripture does not refer to intelligence in a strictly intellectual way but rather to upright living. A wise person exhibits a godly kind of skill in the practical ma...
As with Proverbs, the main point of James is that godly wisdom works. True wisdom does not sit still. Throughout James the church is confronted with several strong exhortations as to how wisdom works, all of which speak clearly to the church today.
The church today does well to pay heed to the exhortations of James. Confronted with a host of global issues and concerns, it is not hard to find tangible ways to live out the teaching of James. However, the summons of James must be handled with care. On the one hand, it would be easy for global Christians to feel unduly guilty for not doing more t...
The work begins with a study of the genre of James; where all major attempts at classifying James are discussed with particular attention paid to the influential work of Martin Dibelius. The author argues strongly for seeing James as Wisdom instruction, giving due attention to the abundance of imperatives, the catchword construction and the use ...
The Book of James explains how people get stuck in life and how to move on to spiritual maturity. James provides pieces that are vital to the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. James protects us from becoming content with a fruitless form of godliness. The key verses in James are James 1:21b-22.
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James call to Torah observance (James 1:22-27) ensures salvation (James 2:12–13, 14–26). [84] Hartin is supportive of the focus on Torah observance and concludes that these texts support faith through action and sees them as reflecting the milieu of the Jewish followers of Jesus. [ 85 ]
