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Apr 2, 2024 · 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 ).
Who Wrote The Book of James? And Who was Its Audience? Most scholars believe James, the oldest half-brother of Jesus, wrote this five-chapter book. It is thought that James did not initially believe in Jesus, but that he became a believer after Jesus’ resurrection when the risen Lord visited him.
John Calvin and others suggested that the author was the James, son of Alphaeus, who is referred to as James the Less (often identified as James the "brother" of Jesus). The Protestant reformer Martin Luther denied it was the work of an apostle and termed it an "epistle of straw".
- 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.
- Unity. Opinions differ concerning the unity of this epistle. Some see no particular connection of thought in it (Jülicher, Introduction, p. 215). Various ideas of composite authorship have been suggested, often based on a core of materials coming from James in Jerusalem, perhaps in Aram., later rewritten in good Gr.
- Authorship. The epistle, if not pseudepigraphic, must have been written by James, the brother of the Lord. Eusebius and Jerome mention the opinion of some in the Early Church that it may have been published by another under James’ name.
- Date. Those who accept James the Just, brother of the Lord, as author of the epistle are obliged to date it before a.d. 62, the year of the death of James, between the governorships of Festus and Albinus.
Apr 26, 2013 · The notion that the name James derives from King James of England, who ordered the translation of the Bible version (published in 1611) that bears his name, is erroneous. This is because earlier English versions of the Bible (the Geneva Bible published in 1557 and the Wycliffe Bible published 1382 to 1395) used the name James (the English ...
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Apr 2, 2024 · 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.
