{"collection":"Hypertext Bible","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_web_jam_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_web_jam_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_bib_web_jam_htm","license":"unknown_pending_legal_review","rights_basis":"sacred_texts_v1_preview_gate_primary_text_only; acquisition-method/ToS and compilation-copyright questions still open, not resolved by this gate","source":"sacred_texts_v1","source_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/web/jam.htm","summary":"This is the Epistle of James, a New Testament letter in the tradition of Jewish wisdom literature, addressed to dispersed Jewish-Christian communities. The letter advances a consistently practical and ethical vision of Christian faith, arguing that genuine belief must manifest in concrete action \u2014 its most distinctive and historically controversial claim being that \"faith without works is dead,\" illustrated through the examples of Abraham and Rahab. James covers a wide range of moral exhortations: enduring trials with patience, showing no favoritism toward the wealthy, taming the destructive power of the tongue, pursuing heavenly rather than worldly wisdom, and resisting pride and selfish ambition. The letter is notably pointed in its condemnation of the rich, accusing them of fraud against laborers and of living in luxury while oppressing the righteous. Its closing sections address communal practices including prayer for the sick, anointing with oil, and mutual confession of sins. James stands out among New Testament writings for its near-absence of explicit Christology and its strong resemblance to Old Testament prophetic and wisdom texts, making it feel more like a practical ethical manifesto than a theological treatise.","tags":["English Bible Translations","Modern Bible Translations","New Testament"],"text":null,"title":"World English Bible: James","tradition":"Hypertext Bible","translated_text":null,"word_count":2369}