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Jesus’ Half-Brothers Speak: James and Jude is unavailable, but you can change that!

James is a very practical book which emphasizes appropriate daily living. It is much like wisdom literature. Many of his teachings are paralleled in the sermon on the mount of Matthew 5 through 7. The book of Jude is a frightening book about the current danger of error, rebellion and judgment. Believers must always be on guard and remember that their protection is from God. The conclusion is one...

1:1 “James” It is the Greek form of the common Hebrew name, Jacob. He was known by both Jews and Christians in Jerusalem as “James the Just.” He became the respected leader of the Jerusalem Church (cf. Acts 15). Some traditional evidence indicates that this was because of his genealogical relationship to Jesus. This seems to have been a pattern in this church for several generations. One reason I believe this book is not pseudonymous in that James does not specifically identify himself or his relationship
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