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Article: Brother of Jesus, Friend of God: Studies in the Letter of James.(Book Review)
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- Currents in Theology and Mission
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- April 1, 2005
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Brother of Jesus, Friend of God: Studies in the Letter of James. By Luke Timothy Johnson. Grand Rapids, MI/Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans, 2004. 290 pages. Paper. $30.00.
The subtitle Studies in the Letter of James suggests the content of this book: a series of articles that Johnson wrote between 1982 and 2000. He also authored the Anchor Bible commentary on James. Since the discovery of the so-called James Ossuary, interest in James and his letter has grown considerably. Johnson found it a good opportunity to collect and publish his essays, some written for scholarly discussion, others for lay people, in book form. Essays written before 1994 were used in ...