Slides: James: Faith in Action
James: Faith in Action
By David Feddes
General epistles
Catholic epistles
- James
- 1, 2 Peter
- 1, 2, 3 John
- Jude
Greetings
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations:
Greetings.
Which James?
- James the younger, son of Alpheus, one of Twelve apostles
- James, son of Zebedee, brother of John, first of Twelve to be martyred
- James the Just, Joseph and Mary’s son, Jesus’ half-brother
James the Just
- Unbeliever, then saw risen Jesus
- Leader in Jerusalem church
- Presided at first great Council
- Called “the Just,” had “camel knees”
- Thrown from pinnacle of temple, clubbed, and stoned to death
Who is Jesus?
Messiah, God, Lord of glory
- God and
Lord Jesus Christ (1:1)
Θεοῦ καὶ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ δοῦλος
- Our Lord
of glory Jesus Christ (2:1)
τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῆς δόξης
Written to whom?
To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations (1:1)
- Twelve tribes: can mean Jews or all of God’s people
- Diaspora: living as exiles and foreigners in unfriendly nations
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