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In his commentary on the letter of James, Hartin offers a unique approach toward understanding a much-neglected writing. Refusing to read the letter of James through the lens of Paul, Hartin approaches the letter in its own right. He takes seriously the address to “the twelve tribes in the Dispersion” (James 1:1) as directed to Jews who had embraced the message of Jesus and were living outside...

The distinctiveness of the letter of James is evident from its strong theological rather than christological approach. As Johnson expresses it: “James’ grounding of its exhortations in theological rather than Christological principles, for example, provides a genuine bridge between Christians and others (such as Jews and Muslims) who share belief in one God who is creator and lawgiver and judge, but who do not share the specific gift given in Jesus” (Letter of James 164). On the negative side, the
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