14 Can you recall two of the four-point outlines of the book shown on Chart 108? 15 Name ve key words and quote one key verse 16 What title is assigned to the epistle on the survey, Chart 108? VIII FURTHER STUDY Three subjects recommended for further study are: The various dispersions of the Jews, since the time of Christ to the present The place of the law of God in the life of the Christian Comparisons of James and Galatians IX OUTLINE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Hiebert, D Edmond The Non-Pauline Epistles, pp 32-67 Knowling, R J The Epistle of St James McNab, Andrew “The General Epistle of James.” In The New Bible Commentary COMMENTARIES Luck, G Coleman James: Faith in Action Everyman’s Bible Commentary Mayor, Joseph B The Epistle of James Plumptre, ? H The General Epistle of St James OTHER RELATED SOURCES Robertson, A T Studies in the Epistle of James Vine, W E An Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Practically all our knowledge of James comes from New Testament history Tradition supplies a few items of interest concerning his life The word pentecost means “ ftieth.” Pentecost was the Old Testament Festival of Weeks (cf Lev 23:15; Deut 16:9) The day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1) fell on the ftieth day after the passion Passover D A Hayes, “Epistle of James,” in The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 3:1563 It should be observed here that the book of Acts does not give much information concerning James’s leadership during those decades Ibid., 3:1567 Diaspora is the Greek word translated “scattered abroad” in 1:1 Persecutions, dating back as far as the Assyrian captivity (721 B.C.), and pursuit of commerce accounted for most of this “dispersion.” The word church does appear, however, in 5:14 Some hold to a late date on such grounds as: James 2:14-26 was written to correct a misinterpretation of Paul’s doctrine of justi cation by faith, contained in such writings as Romans (c A.D 56); and references to persecutions t a late date better than an early date Henry C Thiessen, Introduction to the New Testament, p 277 The two verses containing the name “Jesus” are 1:1 and 2:1 The name “Lord” occurs fifteen times in the epistle ... Joseph B The Epistle of James Plumptre, ? H The General Epistle of St James OTHER RELATED SOURCES Robertson, A T Studies in the Epistle of James Vine, W E An Expository Dictionary of New Testament. .. knowledge of James comes from New Testament history Tradition supplies a few items of interest concerning his life The word pentecost means “ ftieth.” Pentecost was the Old Testament Festival of Weeks...GENERAL INTRODUCTION Hiebert, D Edmond The Non-Pauline Epistles, pp 32-67 Knowling, R J The Epistle of St James McNab, Andrew ? ?The General Epistle of James.” In The New Bible Commentary COMMENTARIES