Unveiling the Authorship of the Book of James
Exploring the intricate discussion on the authorship of the Book of James, this analysis delves into the identities of various James figures in scripture, highlighting the significance of understanding the writer's context and background.
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A right strawy epistle Martin Luther
Was it James, James, James or James who wrote James? James the son of Zebedee (Matthew 10:2-3) AKA the brother of John James the son of Alpheaus (Matthew 10:2-3) James the half-brother of Jesus (John 7:5) James the father of Judas (Luke 6:16)
Was it James, James, James or James who wrote James? James, the son of Alphaeus and James the son of Zebedee were both apostles. The writer of James identifies himself as a servant of God but not as an apostle. James is probably written about 62 to 68 AD James, the son of Zebedee was killed by Herod Agrippa about 44AD So now we have only 3* choices, James the son of Alphaeus, James the half-brother of Jesus or James the father of Judas. * In reality, only 2
We know the author of this book identifies himself as a bondservant of Jesus rather than an apostle. We know that James the brother of Jesus was not a believer during Jesus public ministry and therefore would not have been selected as one of the 12. John 12:46-50, Luke 8:19-21, John 7:1-5 Jesus relationship with his earthly family was strained and His brothers did not believe We know from scripture that James the brother of Jesus became a pillar in the church. Galatians 2:9; 1:19 1 Cor 15:5, 7
James the son of Alphaeus and James the brother of Jesus are not the same person, no matter what Jerome might say. John 19:25 lists 4 women at the cross. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene The first pair is kindred and not named and is paralleled by the second pair which is not kindred and is named. Hebrew writers often wrote in such way and John never named himself, his brother James, or his mother, neither did he ever name Jesus mother who likely was his aunt. Perpetual Virginity has the mother of Jesus and Mary the wife of Clopas as sisters, but it seems unlikely that parents would name two daughters with the same name. The Greek language has different words for brother and cousin and to argue that one can be substituted from the other in Matthew 13:55 is without lexical support. adelphos Brother anepsios Cousin
Why is this important to the study of the book of James? Joh 19:26-27 When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold your son! Then He said to the disciple, "Behold your mother!" And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.
Written to Jewish Christians scattered about and in contact with worldly employers and acquaintances. Not a formal theological treatise but rather a commonsense approach to life issues and application of Christian principles The Christian Book of Proverbs The Gospel of Common Sense A right strawy epistle Martin Luther Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
Does God want us to be Happy? Jas 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, Jas 1:3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. Jas 1:4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
Chapter 1: Verse 2 JOY and TRIAL Verse 3 TESTING and PATIENCE Verse 4 PERFECT and COMPLETE and LACKING NOTHING
Joy chara G5463 gladness and rejoicing, translated as JOY 51 times in the NT. Happy Makarios G3107 is better translated blessed and is used 44 times that way and only 6 times as happy (happier) Trial peirazo G3984 test, proving, examine, tempt Testing and Patience proves the genuineness of our faith and the knowledge that our faith will hold up (or not) Perfect telios G5056 complete, of full age Complete holokleros from G3650 & G2819, complete in every part, entire, whole Why did James use 2 different yet similar words to describe patience? Lacking Nothing when used together these 2 words create a term that is from racing no race is ever won until the entire distance is covered. Not speed but endurance.
