James

Introduction. ST. JAMES - Introduction. THE CATHOLIC EPISTLE OF ST. JAMES, THE APOSTLE. __________ ON THE CATHOLIC EPISTLES. PREFACE. The seven following Epistles have been called Catholic or general, not being addressed to any particular Church or person, if we except the Second and Third of St. John. They are called also Canonical, having been received by the Church as part of the canon of the New Testament, and as writings of divine authority. It is a matter of fact allowed by every one, that five of these epistles, to wit, this of St. James, the Second of St. Peter, the Second and Third of St. John, that of St. Jude, as also the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews, and the Apocalypse or Revelation of St.…

• Jas 2:17 — Faith without works is dead.
• Jas 2:24 — Justified by works, not by faith alone.
• Jas 5:14 — Anointing of the sick.
• Jas 5:16 — Confess sins.

• Scott Hahn & Curtis Mitch, Ignatius Catholic Study Bible
• Michael Barber, Salvation: What Every Catholic Should Know
• Second Vatican Council, Dei Verbum
• Pontifical Biblical Commission, The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church (1993)
• University of Navarre, The Navarre Bible
• St. Jerome, Vulgate and biblical prefaces