James
The Epistle of James, usually referred to simply as James, is
a book in the New Testament. The author identifies himself as
"James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ". The
epistle may not be a true piece of correspondence between
specific parties, but rather an example of wisdom literature
formulated as a letter for circulation. Th...
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jamz (Iacobos): English form of Jacob, and the name of 3 New
Testament men of note:
(1) The Son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve Apostles (ho tou
Zebedaiou):
A) The Son of Zebedee:
I. In the New Testament.
1. Family Relations, etc.:
To the Synoptists alone are we indebted for any account of
this James. He was the son of Zebedee and the brother of
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LITERATURE
I. Characteristics of the Epistle.
1. Jewish:
The Epistle of James is the most Jewish writing in the New
Testament. The Gospel according to Matthew was written for
the Jews. The Epistle to the Hebrews is addressed explicitly
to them. The Apocalypse is full of the spirit of the Old
Testament. The Epistle of Jude is Jewish too. Yet all...
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(the Greek form of Jacob, supplanter).
1. James the son of Zebedee, one of the twelve
apostles. He was elder brother of the evangelist John. His
mother's name was Salome. We first hear of him in A.D. 27,
Mr 1:20 when at the call of the Master he left all, and
became, one and forever, his disciple, in the spring of 28.
Mt 10:2; Mr 3:14; Lu 6:1...
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The author of this epistle was in all probability James the
son of Alphaeus, and our Lord's brother It was written from
Jerusalem, which St. James does not seem to have ever left. It
was probably written about A.D. 62, during the interval
between Paul's two imprisonments. Its main object is not to
teach doctrine, but to improve morality. St. J...
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(1.) The son of Zebedee and Salome; an elder brother of John
the
apostle. He was one of the twelve. He was by trade a
fisherman,
in partnership with Peter (Matt. 20:20; 27:56). With
John and
Peter he was present at the transfiguration (Matt.
17:1; Mark
9:2), at the raising of Jairus's daughter (Mark
5:37-43), and in
the garden with our Lo...
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(1.) Author of, was James the Less, the Lord's brother, one
of
the twelve apostles. He was one of the three pillars
of the
Church (Gal. 2:9).
(2.) It was addressed to the Jews of the dispersion,
"the
twelve tribes scattered abroad."
(3.) The place and time of the writing of the
epistle were
Jerusalem, where James was residing, and, from
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