Author
What was the identity of the author possible author?
James son of Zebedee (Mk 1:19)
What is missing from the teaching in the epistle?
What is the theme that causes some to question the epistles authenticity?
Works
What was the reason related to circularity that it was denied?
Limited Reading
What was the date of James death?
~AD 62
Who was the most likely author of the epistle?
James, half-brother of Jesus.
How many reflections on the Sermon on the Mount are found in the epistle?
14
What was the primary occasion for the writing of the epistle?
Encouragement during persecution
What was the issue related to authorship?
Who was the historian that wrote about James' death?
Josephus
Who was the church father that argued James was the cousin of Christ?
Jerome
What are the Non-New Testament pieces of literature that James refers to?
Old Testament, and Apocrypha
What is the secondary theme of the epistle?
Warn against sin.
What was the issue related to authority?
James wasn't an apostle.
Why was it likely to have been written before the counsel of Jerusalem?
No mention of circumcision.
What was the reason people argue against his half-brotherhood to Jesus?
Maintain Mary's virginity.
What are the two kinds of faith that are compared?
Saving faith, and intellectual ascent
What is the theme of the epistle?
Manual on Christian Conduct
Who was the great reformer who said the epistle was made of "straw"?
Martin Luther
What was the Jewish church facing during the time of its writing?
Persecution from Jews.
What was the role of James' in the church?
Leader of the church in Jerusalem.
What is the main core of all of the issues addressed in the outline of the epistle?
Faith applied.
What are the two major areas of Christian life that are addressed?
Prayer and daily practical life.
What was the edition of Luther's Bible that retracted his issue?
2nd edition
What was the date range that it was likely written?
AD 44-49