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NASB | James 1:1 James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, ¶ To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 1:1 James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve [Hebrew] tribes [scattered abroad among the Gentiles] in the dispersion: Greetings (rejoice)! |
Bible Question: Who wrote the Book of James? Was it James the brother of Jesus or James the apostle, the son of Zebedee? |
Bible Answer: Nolan, James, the brother of our Lord, has been credited by long-standing tradition as being the author of this fine little New Testament book, which has been called affectionately "The Proverbs of the New Testament." There were, of course other New Testament figures called James; to wit, James, the son of Alphaeus (Matt.10:30), one of the Twelve; James, the son of Zebedee and brother of Apostle John (Matt.10:2); and James, the father of the Apostle Judas (Luke 6:16). Now that we've tried to sort out the Jameses, maybe we should do the same for the Marys too! :) --Hank |