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Introductions

On-line Resource James Alexander M'Clymont, The New Testament and Its Writers. Being an Introduction to the Books of the New TestamentJames Alexander M'Clymont [1848-1927], The New Testament and Its Writers. Being an Introduction to the Books of the New Testament. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1893. Hbk. pp.288. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Arthur Temple Cadoux [1874-1948], The Thought of St. JamesArthur Temple Cadoux [1874-1948], The Thought of St. James. London: James Clarke & Co., Ltd., 1944. Hbk. pp.101. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Alan Hugh McNeile [1871-1933], An Introduction to the Study of the New TestamentAlan Hugh McNeile [1871-1933], An Introduction to the Study of the New Testament. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1927. Hbk. pp.478. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]

Commentaries

Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Dale C. Allison, Jr., JamesDale C. Allison, Jr., James. The International Critical Commentary. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013. ISBN: 9780567337931. pp.1,008. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource William Henry Bennett [1855-1920], The General Epistles: James, Peter, John and Jude. The Century BibleWilliam Henry Bennett [1855-1920], The General Epistles: James, Peter, John and Jude. The Century Bible. Edinburgh: T.C. & E.C Jack, n.d. Hbk. pp.350. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Craig L. Blomberg, Mariam J. Kamell, JamesCraig L. Blomberg, Mariam J. Kamell, James. Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. ISBN: 9780310590712. pp.288. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource John Calvin (John Owen, translator), Commentaries on the Catholic Epistles. Edinburgh: Calvin Translation Society, 1855. Hbk. pp.488. [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Arthur Carr [d.1917], The General Epistle of James with Notes and Introduction. Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and CollegesArthur Carr [d.1917], The General Epistle of James with Notes and Introduction. Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1899. Hbk. pp.74. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Davids: JamesPeter H. Davids, James. New International Biblical Commentary. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1989. Pbk. ISBN: 0943575133. pp.172.
Book or monograph Davids: Commentary on jAMESPeter H. Davids, Commentary on James. New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982. Hbk. ISBN: 0853643342. pp.226.
Article in Journal or Book David S. Dockery, "Commenting on Commentaries on the Book of James," Criswell Theological Review 1.1 (1986) 167-169.
On-line Resource Charles John Ellicott [1819-1905], editor, A New Testament commentary for English readers various writers, 3 VolsCharles John Ellicott [1819-1905], editor, A New Testament commentary for English readers various writers, 3 Vols., 3rd edn. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [1877-79]. Hbk. pp.554+468+641. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Fenton John Anthony Hort [1828–1892], The Epistle of James. The Greek Text with Introduction, Commentary as Far as Chapter IV, Verse 7, and Additional Notes.Fenton John Anthony Hort [1828–1892], The Epistle of James. The Greek Text with Introduction, Commentary as Far as Chapter IV, Verse 7, and Additional Notes. London: MacMillan and Co., 1909. Hbk. pp.119. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Richard John Knowling [1851-1919], St James with an Introduction and NotesRichard John Knowling [1851-1919], St James with an Introduction and Notes. Westminster Commentaries. London: Methuen & Co., 1904. Hbk. pp.160. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 48, JamesRalph P. Martin, James. Word Biblical Commentary, Vol. 48. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2018. ISBN: 9780310588580. pp.240. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Joseph Bickersteth Mayor [1828-1916], The Epistle of James. The Greek Text with Introduction and Comments, 2nd edition.Joseph Bickersteth Mayor [1828-1916], The Epistle of James. The Greek Text with Introduction and Comments, 2nd edition. London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd. / New York: The Macmillan Company, 1897. Hbk. pp.cclx +256. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource James Moffatt [1870-1944], The General Epistles James, Peter and Judas. The Moffatt New Testament CommentaryJames Moffatt [1870-1944], The General Epistles James, Peter and Judas. The Moffatt New Testament Commentary. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1928. Hbk. pp.246. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly James: MooDouglas Moo, James. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. Leicester: IVP, 1985. Pbk. ISBN: 0851118852. pp.191. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Moo: The Letter of JamesDouglas J. Moo, The Letter of James. The Pillar New Testament Commentary. Leicester: Apollos; ISBN: 0851119778. pp.2000. pp.287.
Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds CommentaryDouglas J. Moo, "James," Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, Clinton E. Arnold, ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002, 2016. pp.86-119. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount for new subscriptions]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly David P. Nystrom, JamesDavid P. Nystrom, James. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011. ISBN: 9780310872825. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Pheme Perkins, First and Second Peter, James, and JudePheme Perkins, First and Second Peter, James, and Jude. Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching. Louisville, KY: Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2012. ISBN: 9781611641783. pp.218. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Alfred Plummer [1841-1926], The General Epistles of St. James and St. JudeAlfred Plummer [1841-1926], The General Epistles of St. James and St. Jude. The Expositor's Bible. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1899. Hbk. pp.476. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Edward Hayes Plumptre [1821-1891], The General Epistle of James with Notes and Introduction. The Cambridge Bible for Schools and CollegesEdward Hayes Plumptre [1821-1891], The General Epistle of James with Notes and Introduction. The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 189. Hbk pp.107. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource James Hardy Ropes [1866-1933], A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistle of St. James. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1916. pp.319.. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly James G. Samra, James, 1 & 2 Peter, and JudeJames G. Samra, James, 1 & 2 Peter, and Jude. Teach the Text Commentary Series. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2016. ISBN: 9781493405367. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Charles Simeon, Horae Homileticae or Discourses Digested Into One Continued Series and Forming a Commentary, Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament, Vol. 20: James to Jude, 6th edn. London: Henry G., Bohn, 1844. pp.1-129.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource James and Jude (Bob Utley)

Other Subjects

On-line Resource Benjamin Wisner Bacon [1860-1932], "The doctrine of faith in Hebrews, James, and Clement of Rome," Journal of Biblical Literature 19.1 (1900): 12-21.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource William R. Baker, "Christology in the Epistle of James," The Evangelical Quarterly 74.1 (Jan-Mar. 2002): 47-57.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource William R. Baker, "Who's your daddy? Gendered birth images in the soteriology of the Epistle of James (1:14-15, 18, 21)," The Evangelical Quarterly 79.3 (July-Sept 2007): 195-207.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Alicia J. Batten & John S. Kloppenborg, James, 1 & 2 Peter, and Early Jesus TraditionsAlicia J. Batten & John S. Kloppenborg, James, 1 & 2 Peter, and Early Jesus Traditions. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015. ISBN: 9780567103444. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Richard Bauckham & John Court, eds., JamesRichard Bauckham & John Court, eds., James. New Testament Readings. London: Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd., 1999. Pbk. ISBN: 0415103703. pp.256.
Book or monograph Bruce D. Chilton & Craig A. Evans, eds., James the Just and Christian Origins. Novum Testamentum Supplements Series, Vol. 98. Leiden: Brill, 1999. Hbk. ISBN: 9004115501. pp.299.
Article in Journal or Book The Face of New Testament StudentsBruce D. Chilton, "James, Jesus' Brother," Scot McKnight & Grant R. Osborne, eds., The Face of New Testament Students. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House / Leicester: Apollos, 2004. Pbk. ISBN: 0801027071. pp.251-262.
Article in Journal or Book John A. Burns, "James, The Wisdom of Jesus," Criswell Theological Review 1.1 (1986) 113-135.
On-line Resource Allen Cabaniss, "A Note on Jacob's Homily [The Epistle of James]," Evangelical Quarterly 47.4 (Oct.-Dec. 1975): 219-222.View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
On-line Resource Keith D. Campbell, "Lament in James and Its Significance for the Church," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 60.1 (March 2017): 125-138. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource R. Bruce Compton, "James 2:21-24 and the Justification of Abraham," Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 2 (Fall 1997): 19-45.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book C.E.B. Cranfield [1915-2015], "The Message of James," Scottish Journal of Theology 18 (1965): 182-
Article in Journal or Book C.E.B. Cranfield [1915-2015], "The Message of James," Scottish Journal of Theology 18 (1965): 338-
Article in Journal or Book Robert Crotty, "James the Just in the History of Early Christianity," Australian Biblical Review 44 (1996): 42-52.
Article in Journal or Book Peter H. Davids, "Theological Perspectives on the Epistle of James," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 23.2 (1980): 97-103.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Peter H. Davids, A Theology of James, Peter and Jude. Biblical Theology of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014. ISBN: 9780310519430. pp.352. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book George B. Davis, "Preaching From the Book of James," Criswell Theological Review 1.1 (1986) 137-147.
On-line Resource N. Denyer, "Mirrors in James 1:22-25 and Plato, Alcibiades 132c-133c," Tyndale Bulletin 50.2 (1999): 237-240.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book David S. Dockery, "True Piety in James: Ethical Admonitions and Theological Implications," Criswell Theological Review 1.1 (1986) 51-70.
On-line Resource William Dyrness, "Mercy triumphs over justice: James 2:13 and the Theology of Faith and Works," Themelios 6.3 (1981): 11-16.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource M.J. Evans, "The Law in James," Vox Evangelica 13 (1983): 29-40.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Michael D. Fiorello, "The Ethical Implication of Holiness in James 2," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 55.3 (Sept. 2012): 557-572.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource E.J. Forrester, "An Exegesis of James 5:14-20," Baptist Review & Expositor 2 (1905): 213-221. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book F.O. Francis, "The Form and Function of the Opening and Closing Paragraphs of James and 1 John," Zeitschrift für die neutesamentliche Wissenschaft 61 (1970): 110-26.
On-line Resource Timothy George, "'A right strawy epistle': Reformation perspectives on James," Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 4.3 (Fall 2000): 20-31.
Article in Journal or Book D. Edmond Hiebert, "The Unifying Theme of the Epistle of James," Bibliotheca Sacra 135: 539 (1978): 221-231.
Article in Journal or Book The New Testament in Its First Century SettingDavid Instone-Brewer, "James As a Sermon on the Trials of Abraham," P.J. Williams, Andrew D. Clarke, Peter M. Head & David Instone-Brewer, eds., The New Testament in Its First Century Setting. Essays on Context and Background in Honour of B.W. Winter on His 65th Birthday. Grand Rapids / Cambridge: Eerdmans, 2004. Hbk. ISBN: 0802828345. pp.250-268.
On-line Resource Ron Julian, "A Perfect Work: Trials and Sanctification in the Book of James," The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 4.3 (Fall 2000): 40-50.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Gale Z. Heide, "The Soteriology of James 2:14," Grace Theological Journal 12.1 (Spring 1991): 69-97.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced Courtesy of the Brethren Digital Archive]
Article in Journal or Book D. Edmond Hiebert, "The Unifying Theme of the Epistle of James," Bibliotheca Sacra 135 (July 1978) 221-31.
Article in Journal or Book Tracy L. Howard, "Suffering in James 1:2-12," Criswell Theological Review 1.1 (1986) 71-84.
On-line Resource Ron Julian, "A perfect work: trials and sanctification in the book of James," Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 4.3 (Fall 2000): 40-50.
On-line Resource Mariam J. Kamell, "Incarnating Jeremiah's promised new covenant in the 'Law' of James," Evangelical Quarterly 83.1 (January 2011): 19-28. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Simon Kistemaker, "The theological message of James," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 29.1 (March 1986): 55-61.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Timo Laato, "Justification According To James: A Comparison With Paul," Trinity Journal 18.1 (1997): 43-84.
Article in Journal or Book S.R. Llewelyn, "The Prescript of James," Novum Testamentum 39.4 (1997): 385-393.
On-line Resource Darian R. Lockett, "The Spectrum of Wisdom and Eschatology in the Epistle of James and 4QInstruction," Tyndale Bulletin 56.2 (2005): 131-148.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource John F. MacArthur, Jr., "Faith According to the Apostle James," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 33.1 (1990): 13-34.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Dan G. McCartney, "The wisdom of James the just," Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 4.3 (Fall 2000): 52-64.
Article in Journal or Book Scot McKnight, "James 2:18a: The Unidentifiable Interlocutor," Westminster Theological Journal 52.2 (1990): 355-364.
Article in Journal or Book Ralph P. Martin, "The Life-Setting of the Epistle of James in the Light of Jewish History," Gary A. Tuttle, ed., Biblical and Near Eastern Studies: Essays in Honor of William Sanford LaSor. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978. Hbk. ISBN: 0802835007. pp.97-103.
Book or monograph P.U. Maynard-Reid, Poverty and Wealth in James. London: Macmillan, 1913.
Article in Journal or Book Pedrito U. Maynard-Reid, "Poor and rich in the Epistle of James: a socio-historical and exegetical study," Andrews University Seminary Studies 21.1 (Spring 1983): 85-86.
On-line Resource Esther Yue L. Ng, "Father-God Language and Old Testament Allusions in James," Tyndale Bulletin 54.2 (2003): 41-54.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Robin Ernest Nixon [1932-1978], "Dating the Epistles," The Theological Students Fellowship Terminal Letter 17 (Spring 1957): 7-10. View in PDF format pdf All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the current copyright holder without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
On-line Resource Joseph K. Pak, "A Case for James's Condemnation of the Rich in James 3:1-6 as Addressing False Believers within the Believing Community," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 63.4 (Dec 2020): 721-737. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource F.H. Palmer, "James i. 18 and the Offering of First-fruits," Tyndale Bulletin 3 (1957): 1-2. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource William Patrick, James: The Lord's Brother. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1906. Hbk. pp.369. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book Todd C. Penner, "The Epistle of James in Current Research," Currents in Research: Biblical Studies 7 (1999): 257-308.
Article in Journal or Book L.G. Perdue, "Paraensis and the Epistle of James," Zeitschrift für die neutesamentliche Wissenschaft 72 (1981): 125/126.
On-line Resource Mark Proctor, "Faith, Works and the Christian Religion in James 2:14-16," The Evangelical Quarterly 69.4 (Oct.-Dec. 1997): 307-331. View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
On-line Resource Earl D. Radmacher, "First Response To 'Faith According To The Apostle James' By John F. Macarthur, Jr.," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 33.1 (March 1990): 35-41.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Robert V. Rakestraw, "James 2:14-26: Does James Contradict the Pauline Soteriology," Criswell Theological Review 1.1 (1986) 31-50.
Book or monograph G.H. Rendall, The Epistle of St. James and Judaistic Christianity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1927.
On-line Resource Robert L. Saucy, "Second Response To 'Faith According To The Apostle James' By John F. Macarthur, Jr.," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 33.1 (1990): 43-47.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Mark A. Seifrid, "The Waiting Church and Its Duty: James 5:13 -18," Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 4.3 (Fall 2000): 32-39.
Book or monograph J.N. Sevenster, Do You Know Greek? How Much Greek Could the First Jewish Christians Have Known? Leiden: Brill, 1968.
On-line Resource Gary S. Shogren, "Will God Heal Us - A Re-Examination of James 5:14-16a," The Evangelical Quarterly 61.2 (Apr.-June 1989): 99-108.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book Robert B. Sloan, "The Christology of James," Criswell Theological Review 1.1 (1986) 3-29.
Article in Journal or Book Marion L. Soards, "The Early Christian Interpretation of Abraham and the Place of James within that Context," Irish Biblical Studies 9.1 (1987): 18-26.
On-line Resource Robert H. Stein, "'Saved by faith [alone]' in Paul versus 'not saved by faith alone' in James," Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 4.3 (Fall 2000): 4-19.
Article in Journal or Book Lauri ThurÉn, "Risky Rhetoric in James?" Novum Testamentum 37.3 (1995): 262-284.
On-line Resource Michael J. Townsend, "Christ, Community and Salvation in the Epistle of James," The Evangelical Quarterly 53.2 (Apr.-June. 1981): 115-123.View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Article in Journal or Book Donald J. Verseput, "James 1:17 and the Jewish Morning Prayers," Novum Testamentum 39.2 (1997): 177-191.
On-line Resource Nancy J. Vyhmeister, "The Rich Man in James 2: Does Ancient Patronage Illumine the Text?" Andrews University Seminary Studies 33.2 (Autumn 1995): 265-283.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Duane Warden, "The Rich and Poor in James: Impications of Institutionalized Partiality," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 43.2 (June 2000): 247-257.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Keith Warrington, "The Significance of Elijah in James 5:13-18," The Evangelical Quarterly 66.3 (July-Sept. 1994): 217-227. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book C. Richard Wells, "The Theology of Prayer in James," Criswell Theological Review 1.1 (1986) 85-112.
Article in Journal or Book John Wilkinson, "Healing in the Epistle of James," Scottish Journal of Theology 24 (1971): 326-

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