Sacrament

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

Tradition identifies the author of this letter as a brother of Christ Jesus. Although he apparently didn’t become a Christian until after Jesus’ ascension, James soon emerged as a respected leader in the early Church.

At the time of this epistle, fellow apostle Stephen had recently been martyred, and Christians had fled or been driven from Jerusalem. In this period of upheaval, James advocates humility and faithfulness to God’s law.

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Resources cited in this issue

RR: Attridge, Harold W., ed. The HarperCollins Study Bible. Rev. ed. New York: HarperCollins, 2006; Keck, Leander E., et al., eds. The New Interpreter’s Bible Commentary. Vol. 10, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 & 2 Peter, 1, 2 & 3 John, Jude, Revelation. Nashville: Abingdon, 2015.

Cit. 3: Radmacher, Earl D., Ronald Barclay Allen, and H. Wayne House. The NKJV Study Bible. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2007.

Cit. 6: Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. New York: Abingdon, 1890. Also available at biblehub.com/concordance; Barclay, William. The Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Matthew, Vol. 1. Edinburgh: Saint Andrew, 1955. Revised and updated by Saint Andrew, 2001. Reprinted as The New Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Matthew, Vol. 1. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2001–04.

Cits. 7, 9: Keck, Leander E., et al., eds. The New Interpreter’s Bible Commentary. Vol. 8, Luke, John. Nashville: Abingdon, 2015.

Cit. 14: Michaels, Ramsey J. New International Biblical Commentary–John. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc, 1984, 1989.

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