Who was The Book of James Addressed To? (TMF:1872)

Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Peace to Live By: Who was The Book of James Addressed To? (TMF:1872) - Daniel Litton
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       This being the case, James wrote the letter from the city of Jerusalem then. And, also, let us note that he had his Jewish brothers and sisters in mind when he wrote this—for he wrote it to them (that is, Jewish believers in Jesus). He starts the letter by addressing it “to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion” (1:1, ESV). So, he is referring to the Twelve Tribes of Israel which had been scattered about, and he is pinpointing it to the Christians within the twelve tribes. At that time, the Jewish people had become scattered throughout the different parts of the world there in the middle-east. How people believed outside of Jerusalem, your guess is as good as mine. I do not want us to get focused on the fact this letter was written to Jewish Christians in this study. Obviously, this information being presented to us in the New Testament, it is relevant to all Christians, whether we have any kind of Jewish background or not. That’s a great truth about God’s Word. It is always profitable to us, no matter what the passage. And I believe that we are going to find great riches here as we study this book from our Lord’s half-brother.