Getting started with James
1. The central message of James 
2. Who, what, when, where, why?
3. People and groups
4. Locations
5. Biblical theology
6. Systematic theology
7. Key words and phrases
8. Old Testament and gospel connections
9. Key questions and debates
10. Using James evangelistically
11. Structure
12. Understanding the text
13. Suggested teaching outlines
Before you go …
Appendix: Further reading

Michael Raiter is the Director of the Centre for Biblical Preaching (based in Melbourne), which trains people across Australia and the world in biblical preaching. He’s married to Sarah, and they have four adult children and three grandchildren. He is the author of over 40 books and articles, including the 2004 Australian Christian Book of the Year, Stirrings of the Soul (Matthias Media). He’s written three Lenten Studies, The Shadows of the Cross (2017), I Saw a Lamb (2020), and Up From the Grave (2023). Mike enjoys walks with Sarah to coffee shops and Scandinavian crime novels.

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