Transcriber's Note. An advertisement for the Expositor's Bible series has been shifted to the end of the text. Apparent typographical errors have been corrected; inconsistent hyphenation has been retained. Small capitals have been replaced by full capitals while italics are indicated by _underscores_. THE EXPOSITOR'S BIBLE EDITED BY THE REV. W. ROBERTSON NICOLL, M.A., LL.D. _Editor of "The Expositor"_ THE GENERAL EPISTLES OF ST. JAMES AND ST. JUDE BY THE REV. ALFRED PLUMMER, M.A., D.D. MASTER OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, DURHAM FORMERLY FELLOW AND SENIOR TUTOR OF TRINITY COLLEGE, OXFORD _SIXTH EDITION_ HODDER AND STOUGHTON LONDON MCMVII _Printed by Hazell, Watson & Vincy, Ld., London and Aylesbury._ CONTENTS. _INTRODUCTORY._ PAGE CHAPTER I. THE CATHOLIC EPISTLES 1 _THE EPISTLE OF ST. JAMES._ CHAPTER II. THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE EPISTLE OF ST. JAMES 13 CHAPTER III. THE AUTHOR OF THE EPISTLE: JAMES THE BROTHER OF THE LORD 25 CHAPTER IV. THE PERSONS ADDRESSED IN THE EPISTLE: THE JEWS OF THE DISPERSION 42 CHAPTER V. THE RELATION OF THIS EPISTLE TO THE WRITINGS OF ST. PAUL AND OF ST. PETER.--THE DATE OF THE EPISTLE.--THE DOCTRINE OF JOY IN TEMPTATION 55 CHAPTER VI. THE RELATION OF THIS EPISTLE TO THE BOOKS OF ECCLESIASTICUS AND OF THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON.--THE VALUE OF THE APOCRYPHA, AND THE MISCHIEF OF NEGLECTING IT 68 CHAPTER VII. THE EXALTATION OF THE LOWLY, AND THE FADING AWAY OF THE RICH.--THE METAPHORS OF ST. JAMES AND THE PARABLES OF CHRIST 80 CHAPTER VIII. THE SOURCE OF TEMPTATIONS, AND THE REALITY OF SIN.--THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE DETERMINIST 89 CHAPTER IX. THE DELUSION OF HEARING WITHOUT DOING.--THE MIRROR OF GOD'S WORD 99 CHAPTER X. THE CHRISTOLOGY OF ST. JAMES.--THE PRACTICAL UNBELIEF INVOLVED IN SHOWING A WORLDLY RESPECT OF PERSONS IN PUBLIC WORSHIP 111 CHAPTER XI. THE INIQUITY OF RESPECTING THE RICH AND DESPISING THE POOR.--THE SOLIDARITY OF THE DIVINE LAW 124 CHAPTER XII. FAITH AND WORKS: THREE VIEWS OF THE RELATION OF THE TEACHING OF ST. JAMES TO THE TEACHING OF ST. PAUL.--THE RELATION OF LUTHER TO BOTH 135 CHAPTER XIII. THE FAITH OF THE DEMONS; THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM; AND THE FAITH OF RAHAB THE HARLOT 149