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The Epistle of James is a public letter , and includes an epistolary prescript that identifies the sender ("James") and the recipients ("to the twelve tribes in the diaspora") and provides a greeting (James 1:1).
“James the Apostle”, or simply James for short, remains relevant today due to how it was received during Protestant Reformation. Most notably Martin Luther called James’ Book a “strawy epistle”, denigrating its value due to James’ emphasis on works as essential components of faith.
- The Author
- The Purpose
- The Focal Point
- The Tongue
- Sufferings Is Never Wasted
- Conclusion
There is little doubt that James, the half-brother of Jesus, wrote the Book of James. Many consider it to be part of the wisdom literature of the Bible, and rightly it should. James begins the letter by identifying himself as “James, a servant (lit. “slave”) of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion” (James 1:1). T...
James gave instructions for the Jews who were dispersed or spread abroad and well beyond the Jerusalem church and so he wanted them to stay connected to the body of Christ. James provides biblical methods for praying, having faith, how to suffer, controlling the tongue, what works and salvation have to do with one another (a “dead faith”), doing an...
James central point may have been that people can talk all they want about saying they’re a Christian but if they have no works to show it, then they are only hearers of the law and not doers and that person’s faith is dead. James writes “faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. But someone will say, ‘You have faith; I have dee...
Talk about one of the most difficult members of the human body to control! The tongue wins the prize for being the most unruly, unwholesome, filthy, degrading, and destructive of all physical members of the body (James 3:6). James compares the tongue to a tiny rudder directing a huge ship and shows how much damage this little member can bring (Jame...
James wrote this letter in a time of great sorrow for the Jewish Christians. It was bad enough being a Jew but a Jewish Christian? That really ramped up the persecution. Many lost jobs, homes, families, possessions, and many lost their lives. Those who managed to survive were driven out into other parts of the empire but with them they brought the ...
I also believe James identifies what true religion is and it’s found in James 1:27 where he writes “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” Visiting the orphans and widows would be considered the sort of works that James wrot...
Aug 5, 2024 · James is usually recognised as the author of the Epistle of James. Assuming he was killed in AD 62, the letter was probably written somewhere between AD 50 and his AD 60. James identifies himself by name, and simply describes himself as 'a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ' (James 1:1).
- Neil Rees
Oct 11, 2024 · Luther famously called the Letter of James “the epistle of straw.” The book also features the only New Testament reference to anointing of the sick (5:14), which is cited, mostly by Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox theologians, as a probable reference to what they consider one of the seven sacraments.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 2, 2024 · The Book of James is directed to Jewish Christians scattered among all the nations (James 1:1). Martin Luther, who detested this letter and called it “the epistle of straw,” failed to recognize that James’s teaching on works complemented—not contradicted—Paul’s teaching on faith.
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Outline. 1. Background. The Epistle of James is the most Jewish book in the NT. Except for two or three references to Christ, it would fit rather well in the OT. The life to which the epistle exhorts is that of a profoundly pious Jew who is fulfilling the law in every regard. Gospel, redemption, incarnation, and resurrection are not mentioned.
