The contributions in this volume distill a range of important issues for readers undertaking a serious study of this letter for the first time. 1:19) and the brother of Jude, the writer of the epistle that. The final chapters in the volume address the relationship between the epistle and the historical James, reception of the epistle in the early church, and major Catholic and Protestant interpretations of the book in the Reformation era. The writer of this epistle was evidently the half-brother of our Lord Jesus. Building on this foundation, subsequent chapters examine James through social-scientific readings, perspectives of Latin American immigrants and the marginalized, and major recent developments in textual criticism. This accessible introduction to contemporary scholarship on the Epistle of James begins with chapters that consider possible sources and backgrounds used by the author of James, the genre and literary structure of the book, and its major theological themes. Foundational essays for students of New Testament epistles
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