Scot McKnight explains the letter of James both in its own context and in the light of ancient Judaism, the Graeco-Roman world and the earliest emerging Christianity.

From beginning to end the book is shaped for pastors, teachers and scholars, and McKnight is less interested in shedding new light on James than in providing a commentary for people who have to explain the letter and its significance to congregations and classes. Accessible to a broad readership, and written with enough good sense and wit to be read rather than only consulted.