Pews Commentary Of The Bible: Patient Perseverance During Trials

The Epistle of James is a General epistle and one of the 21 epistles in the New Testament. The author identifies himself as "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ" who is writing to "the twelve tribes scattered abroad". The epistle is traditionally attributed to James the brother of Jesus (James the Just), and the audience is generally considered to be Jewish Christians, who were dispersed outside Israel.