The Letter of James

Douglas J. Moo

Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000 - Religion - 271 pages

Few books in the New Testament are better known or more often quoted as the Letter of James. Because James is so concise, so intensely practical, and so filled with memorable metaphors and illustrations, it has become one of the two or three most popular New Testament books in the church.

This highly original commentary seeks to make the Letter of James clear and applicable to Christian living today. Interacting with the latest views on James but keeping academic references to a minimum, Douglas Moo first introduces the Letter of James in its historical context and then provides verse-by-verse comments that explain the message of James both to its first readers and to today's church.

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Excellent Commentary

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I was required to purchase this book for a seminary course, and the commentary was excellent. I expect nothing less from Dr. Moo. It is easy to read, as well as thorough intellectually. I know that I will put this volume to use again when I teach anything from the epistle of James.

Review: The Letter of James (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries)

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After having done my personal devotions in the book of James for a while, I thoroughly enjoyed re-reading James alongside this commentary. It solidified many things that I had concluded from my own ...

About the author

Douglas Moo (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is the Blanchard Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College. His work centers on understanding the text of the New Testament and its application today. He has written extensively in several commentary series, including the NIV Application Commentary, Pillar Commentary, Tyndale New Testament Commentary, and the New International Commentary on the New Testament. SPANISH BIO: Douglas J. Moo es profesor de Nuevo Testamento en Wheaton Graduate School, Wheaton, Illinois. Anteriormente enseno durante mas de veinte anos en Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Ilinois. Es autor de muchos libros, incluyendo un comentario a la Epistola a la Epistola a los Romanos que saldra proximamente en la Biblioteca Teologica Vida.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Letter of James; The Pillar New Testament commentary
• Author: Douglas J. Moo
• Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000
• ISBN: 0802837301, 9780802837301
• Length: 271 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Biblical Studies / New Testament