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Letter of James: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

The letter of James is one of the most significant, yet generally overlooked, New Testament books. Because Martin Luther, leader of the Protestant Reformation, disliked this letter for its emphasis on good deeds, the book has come to be viewed as being in opposition to Paul’s letters, which emphasize faith in God. To correct these and other misperceptions about James, Luke Timothy Johnson embarks...

a doer, this person is like a man noticing his natural face in a mirror. 24. For he glances at himself, and he leaves, and he immediately forgets what he looks like. 25. But the one who has gazed into the perfect law of freedom and has remained there has become, not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the deed. This person will be blessed in everything he does. 26. If anyone considers himself religious without bridling his tongue and while indulging his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. 27.
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