12/31/2022 0 Comments Book of james outlineThe letter should be dated sometime in the mid to late 40’s, within approximately 15 years of the death of Jesus Christ. There is no sign of the Jewish/Gentile conflict. This indicates that this is an early letter of the church. The epistle was written to a Jewish Christian audience. He prayed so much that his knees became like those of a camel, thus “old camel knees” was affectionately used of him. He was an exceedingly holy man, respected even among the Jews for his piety. History records that he was the first bishop of the church at Jerusalem and was martyred in 62 A.D. He is called a pillar of the church at Jerusalem (Galatians 2:9) and figures much in the early church history. However, James, the half-brother of Christ, was a powerful figure in the early church. The second and third James are too little known to have the authority to give such an epistle. The author does not identify himself as an apostle and James the apostle died early in the history of the church (Acts 12:2) therefore he is not a likely candidate. There is James the brother of John, the son of Zebedee, an apostle, James the son of Alphaeus (Mark 3:18), James the father of Judas (not Iscariot - Luke 6:16) and James the half brother of the Lord (Galatians 1:19). There are four possibilities from the New Testament. First, we have the question of authorship. There has been much controversy about the book of James. We hope this outline of James will assist you in your study of God’s Word.
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