Page "Epistle of James" Paragraph 7

The epistle may not be a true piece of correspondence between specific parties, but rather an example of wisdom literature formulated as a letter for circulation.

The work is considered New Testament wisdom literature because, " like Proverbs and Sirach, it consists largely of moral exhortations and precepts of a traditional and eclectic nature.

" Similarly, the Catholic Encyclopedia says, " the subjects treated of in the Epistle are many and various ; moreover, St. James not infrequently, whilst elucidating a certain point, passes abruptly to another, and presently resumes once more his former argument.