The Letters
Genre
Epistles/Letters are didactic New Testament letters that work out a theological idea or application.
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An Exposition of James 3
Two themes common to the Jewish Wisdom Literature are presented in James 3:1-18, namely, the abuses of the tongue in verses 1-12 and the practical expression of wisdom in verses 13-17. The former theme was reflected in several passages of the Book of Proverbs.... Read More »
An Exposition of James 2
What About Your Faith? To believe affects more than just the head, more than the head and the heart; believing most ultimately affect one’s lips and hands. This is James’s point in chapter two. Religious appearance must have substance, not just ima... Read More »
An Exposition of James 1
Relating Christianity and Life Our current interest in the Epistle of James may stem from some scholars’ difficulties with the epistle. Some of these difficulties kept the letter from initial admission into the New Testament canon. This brief document st... Read More »
James: Outline and Introduction
An Outline of James Occasion: This letter was written to a group of Jewish Christians who were facing trials and persecution. Under the threat of this persecution they were tempted to compromise their Christian commitment and relapse into an accommodation to t... Read More »
The Christology of Hebrews
As the term suggests, Christology is the doctrine of Christ. Christ is its theme with regard to his work as well as his person, for in the teaching of the New Testament the person and the work of Christ belong together as a unity. A right understanding of the ... Read More »
The Use of the Old Testament in Hebrews
We are fully familiar with the division of the Bible into two parts, or testaments, each of which appears to be a more or less self-contained collection of writings. It is necessary to bear in mind, however, that the New Testament refers broadly to “scri... Read More »
