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In his commentary on James, D. Edmond Hiebert offers a richly practical study of this letter from Jesus’ younger brother. Hiebert presents insights that are valuable for both the lay person and the scholar that show how, far from contradicting Paul’s letters, James’ passionate pleas for obedience are a grace-filled complement to them.

derived from his personal knowledge of God (cf. under 1:5). “Understanding” (epistēmōn), which occurs only here in the New Testament, was used of one having the knowledge of an expert, a specialist able to apply his fuller knowledge to practical situations. The two terms are synonymous, and suggested precise distinctions are not certain. Probably the first denotes a moral quality and the second an intellectual. The call is for an individual who possesses not merely academic learning but also practical
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