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James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion:
Greetings.
James - Intro Notes
Recipients
Dispersed Jews.
The fact that the readers have been “dispersed,” forced to live away from their home country, helps explain a second major characteristic of the readers of the letter: their poverty and oppressed condition.1
1 Douglas J. Moo, The Letter of James, The Pillar New Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI; Leicester, England: Eerdmans; Apollos, 2000), 24.
The “church in the world” is an important context. How do we live in a sinful, harsh world? Where is our hope?
“spiritual schizophrenia”
James’s overall message is a call to repent from such compromising spirituality (4:4–10) and to intervene in the lives of those people who are straying down so dangerous a path (5:19–20).1
1 Douglas J. Moo, The Letter of James, The Pillar New Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI; Leicester, England: Eerdmans; Apollos, 2000), 25.
Date
James the brother was martyred in 62, so before that. 40s arguments:
Relationship b/w James’ teaching on justification in ch. 2 and Paul’s teaching. Seems not to be aware of what Paul meant. So before Apostolic Council in 48-49 (). James is seeming unaware of this.
Absence of any awareness of conflict over the torah ()
Conclusion: Middle 40s, probably just before the Apostolic Council
Theology
God
Oneness, jealousy, grace
Eschatology
Coming judgment
The Law
Not concerned with keeping the ritual laaw
The “royal law” of love / liberty
Wisdom
Poverty and Wealth
The Christian Life
Faith, Works, and Justification
Structure and Theme
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion:
Greetings.
BACKGROUND
Author: James, the half brother of Jesus
Date: 45-48 AD
Recipients: Jewish Christians scattered to the East (Babylon and Mesopotamia)
Style: Wisdom / Practical Living
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
This is a “challenging” exhortation! It is difficult to be joyful amidst trials / stress.
then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has scattered you.
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion:
Greetings.
Note the foreshadowing of this word “scattered” - a link b/w Deut. and James
And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,
Corresponds to Jesus’ teaching in the Beatitudes.