General letters and Revelation
The book of James
Practical wisdom for believers: faith shows itself in works, taming the tongue, and caring for the poor.
James led the Jerusalem church (Acts 15:13) and wrote to Jewish believers scattered abroad (James 1:1). It is probably the earliest New Testament letter, written before the council of Jerusalem.
Kinds of writing
- Letter 100%
Key verses
Faith without works is dead. Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
James 2:17 (World English Bible)
People
On the timeline
Abraham offers Isaac on MoriahRahab hides the spiesJob's suffering and restorationElijah announces a droughtJames writes his letter
James quotes or alludes to the Old Testament 4 times (counted in the site’s Old in the New).
Dating notes
This timeline plots AD 46. Some date it in the early 60s, before James died in AD 62. The span is an estimate; Scripture doesn’t say when the book was written.