Keith Essex
James

Keith Essex's correlating video lecture(s) from The Master's Seminary:

• Lecture 28: James.

17. James [MSB, 1893-4; ESVSB, 2387-90; NIVZSB, 2523-25; RSB, 2223-27; RFW, 182-5; DLNT, 545-61; BTINT, 437-51]
    1. Introduction [CCC, 797-811; CMINT, 621-30, 632]
       1. The History of Interpretation [DTIB, 347-49; ACCSNT, vol. XI]
       2. Author: James (Jas 1:1) [GNTI, 723-46]
       3. Recipients: Jewish Christians (Jas 1:1, 2, 16, 19; 2:1, 2, 14, 21; 3:1, 10; 4:11; 5:7, 9, 10, 12, 19) [GNTI, 747-53]
       4. Date: between AD 44-62 [GNTI, 749-53]
       5. The Literary Form: An Occasional Letter [GNTI, 754-57]
    2. Major Themes [CCC, 820-25; CMINT, 633]
       1. Trials / Temptation (Jas 1:2, 12, 13, 14)
       2. Endurance (Jas 1:3, 4, 12; 5:11)
       3. Mature (Jas 1:4, 17, 25; 3:2) [cf. Jas 1:4, 6-8; 2:4; 3:2, 8, 11-12, 16-17; 4:4-5, 8]
       4. Faith (Jas 1:3, 6; 2:1, 5, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 5:15)
       5. Wisdom (Jas 1:5; 3;13, 15, 17) [DLNT, 1200-4]
       6. Deliverance (Jas 1:21; 2:14; 4:12; 5:15-20)
       7. Sin
          • (hamartia - Jas 1:15; 2:9; 4:17; 5:15, 16, 20;
          • hamartolos - Jas 4:8)
       8. God (Jas 1:5, 13, 17; 2:19; 3:9; 4:15; 5:4, 11) [DLNT, 420-22]
    3. Purpose:
       • Believers who were accusing God of temptation were told to receive the Word and be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger so as to develop the endurance necessary to endure trials, deliver their souls and receive the crown of life.
    4. The Literary Structure: see outline [CCC, 813-19; CMINT, 619-21; DLNT, 1043-4; VOCNT, 62]
       JAMES

       1. The Prologue (Jas 1:1-18)
          1. The Salutation (Jas 1:1)
          2. The Problem: The Accusation against God in Trials (Jas 1:2-18)
             1. The Corrective concerning Trials (Jas 1:2-12)
                1. The Purpose of Trials (Jas 1:2-4)
                2. The Place of Wisdom in Trials (Jas 1:5-8)
                3. The Proper Attitude in Trials (Jas 1:9-12)
             2. The Corrective concerning Temptations (Jas 1:13-18)
                1. God Does Not Tempt (Jas 1:13-15)
                2. God Bestows Every Good Thing (Jas 1:16-18)
       2. The Body: The Exhortation concerning the Word Implanted Which is Able to Deliver (Jas 1:19-Jas 5:20)
          1. The Principles Summarized (Jas 1:19-21)
          2. The Principles Applied (Jas 1:22-Jas 5:12)
             1. Be Quick to Hear [and Do] (Jas 1:22-Jas 2:26)
                1. Be a Doer of the Word (Jas 1:22-25)
                2. Be a Doer of True Religion (Jas 1:26-27)
                3. Be an Impartial Doer (Jas 2:1-13)
                4. Be a Doer of Faith-directed Works (Jas 2:14-26)
             2. Be Slow to Speak (Jas 3:1-18)
                1. Control the Tongue (Jas 3:1-12)
                2. Convey Heavenly Wisdom (Jas 3:13-18)
             3. Be Slow to Anger (Jas 4:1-Jas 5:12)
                1. Be Submissive before God (Jas 4:1-10)
                2. Do Not Judge Another (Jas 4:11-12)
                3. Do Not Boast in Arrogance (Jas 4:13-17)
                4. Do Not Trust in Riches (Jas 5:1-6)
                5. Be Patient and Endure Trials (Jas 5:7-11)
                6. Do Not Use Oaths (Jas 5:12)
          3. The Practices Needed at the Time (Jas 5:13-20)
             1. Turn to Prayer (Jas 5:13-18)
             2. Turn Others to the Truth (Jas 5:19-20)
    5. Bibliography
       1. Exegetical:
          • Blomberg & Kammell, James (ZECNT).
          • Davids, The Epistle of James (NIGTC).
          • McCartney, James (BECNT).
       2. English Interpretation:
          • *Hiebert, The Epistle of James.
          • *Moo, The Letter of James (PNTC).
       3. Expositional:
          • MacArthur, James (MacNTC).
          • Motyer, The Message of James (BST).
    6. Selected Interpretive Issues: see Greek Exegetical Digest
    7. Preaching James

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