The book makes a fitting contribution to the collection of holy writings as it shows the spiritual and physical progression of the company of the redeemed ...

There were essentially two trials, one Jewish and one Roman. ... At sunrise on Friday the Sanhedrin decided to send Jesus to Pilate for trial (Matt. 27:1-2; Luke ...

The Aramaic Targum explains the thirtieth year as the thirtieth year dated from the recovery of the book of the Torah in the temple in Jerusalem (2 Kgs 22:3-9).

1:1 From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. ... Greetings! Joy in Trials. 1 ...

The mood of the chapter is not despair, but wisdom; it anticipates the divine speeches in the end of the book. This poem, like many psalms in the Bible, has a ...

The book focuses on the difficulties of the Israelites due to their lack of faith, rebellion, and apostasy. It also records God's protection of his people from ...

It provides a record of the experience of the Israelites during the wilderness wanderings, and records the laws for the camp as they traveled from place to ...

1:2 My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials, 1:3 because you know that the testing of your faith ...

The material in this book is essentially a theological interpretation of historical events, and as such it stands as an integral part of the revelation of God.