Epistle of James

book of

Bible

chapter

James 5

late authorship

G. A. Wells suggested that the passage [James 5:14-15] was evidence of late authorship of the epistle, on the grounds that the healing of the sick being done through an official body of presbyters (elders) indicated a considerable development of ecclesiastical organisation “whereas in Paul’s day to heal and work miracles pertained to believers indiscriminately (I Corinthians, XII:9).”

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Book of the Bible

Wikidata

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131097

Wikipedia

Epistle of James (Wikipedia) The Epistle of James is a general epistle and one of the 21 epistles (didactic letters) in the New Testament. It was written originally in Koine Greek. The epistle aims to reach a wide Jewish audience. It survives in manuscripts from the 3rd century onward and is dated between the mid-1st and mid-2nd century AD.