Pure and Undefiled Religion (2)

Verse 1, James, a slave of God . . . (continued) Verse 1, James, a slave of God . . . (continued) James, the slave of God through the Lord Jesus Christ, addresses the Word to "the twelve tribes scattered abroad." A better translation would be: "to the twelve tribes which are in the dispersion." There are two possible interpretations of this. Some take it to mean literally the Jews who had been converted and were now dispersed throughout the world. Others understand this to be a reference to...