Studies in the Epistle of James
Overview
The epistle of James offers profound advice for everyday life and contains "the breath of heaven and the warmth of human sympathy and love." In August, 1912, Robertson delivered a series of lectures on practical aspects of ethics as found in the book of James. He repeated these enormously popular lectures in 1913 at the Winona Bible Conference, and this volume is the result of many requests for publication. In addition to introductory material, this volume includes expanded versions of those lectures, and is written for ministers, students of the Bible, and teachers. Technical language and the Greek text are placed in parentheses and footnotes, making this volume accessible for English-only study.
Top Highlights
“Many of the professional wise men, then as now, were frauds who easily duped the gullible populace. They were magicians like Simon Magus, who gave it out that he was some great man, and the idle crowd took him at his high estimate of himself (Acts 8:9ff.). Note also the case of Barjesus (Acts 13:6ff.) and the Jewish exorcists (19:13ff.).” (Pages 171–172)
“But James clearly is not attacking Paul nor Paul’s theory of grace. He rather has in view a perversion of the Christian emphasis on the spiritual side as opposed to the ceremonial ritualism of the Pharisees.” (Page 128)
“ We are not born with a supply of patience. It is not bestowed in fulness upon us at the new birth.” (Page 59)
“James’s Use of Works (ἔργα). He looks upon works as proof of faith, not as means of salvation” (Page 129)
“‘justified’ (δικαιοῦται) more in the sense of final approval (set right at last) than of the initial restoration of peace with God.” (Page 140)
- Title: Studies in the Epistle of James
- Author: A. T. Robertson
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- Publication Date: 1915
- Pages: 271
A. T. Robertson (1863–1934) was a renowned scholar and a terrific preacher. He was educated at Wake Forest University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In 1892, Robertson was appointed professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary where he taught until 1934.
Robertson was a founding member of the Baptist World Congress, now known as the Baptist World Alliance. Throughout his incredible life, Archibald Thomas Robertson wrote 41 books ranging from grammars to simple character studies.
His books are still used today and his publications available in Logos include Practical and Social Aspects of Christianity: The Wisdom of James, Studies in Mark's Gospel, The Divinity of Christ in the Gospel of John, and A Harmony of the Gospels. Also available from Logos is the A. T. Robertson Collection (15 vols.), which includes a number of Robertson’s grammars, commentaries, lectures, and sermons.