Martin Luther actually placed the book of James at the end of his German Translation of the New Testament. The books of Hebrews, Jude, and Revelation soon joined the book of James. ... Even today, the book of James is still not as popular as other books. ... James criticizes the rich and those that would be rich because he thinks that the rich separate themselves from the poor. Tamez gives examples from the book of James. ...

• Word Count: 2651
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Luke portrays a different aspect that separates itself from the other gospels of Matthew, Mark, and John. ... Both the Book of Acts and the Gospel of Luke are related very closely to each other. ... However, we still cannot determine the author directly or indirectly even by examining the Book of Acts. ... External testimony assumes common authorship of the gospel and Acts, and it may be maintained that the book of Acts was accepted into the New Testament canon because of its close association with the Gospel of Luke. ... (Brown 272) An additional purpose that Luke serves can be found by ana...

• Word Count: 4121
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

Copious declarations about the sin include, "all have sinned and have come short of the glory of God," "your iniquities have separated between you and your God," "whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin.... It should, furthermore, be noted that Paul begins this chapter by saying, "Therefore, being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.... (Grudem) Robert Culver, too, speaks about the nature of sin in own book, and time and time again he returns one basic understanding of sin being: "Lack of conformity to divine law, the...

• Word Count: 3531
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

An angel warns Joseph to leave Israel (2:13), informs him to bring his family back to the promised land (2:20), and advised to take his family to Galilee to live in peace (2:22). ... The narrative acts as a separate story in itself. ...

• Word Count: 15081
• Approx Pages: 60