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James – Bauer

 The Bible Project – James 8-minute introductory Video

A Series of Lecture on James by Dr. David Bauer

Dr. David Bauer has a Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary (Richmond, VA). He is currently the Dean of the School of Biblical Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary where he has taught since 1979. Among his publications are Inductive Bible Study: A Comprehensive Guide to the Practice of Hermeneutics (Baker, 2011), Essential Bible Study Tools for Ministry (Abingdon, 2014) and A Theological Introduction to Mathew’s Gospel (IVP, 2015). He also has published articles in the Asbury Theological Journal, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, and Interpretation among others. These lectures were video-taped and made available by Ted Hildebrandt for biblicalelearning.org.

Dr. David Bauer, Inductive Bible Study, Lecture 9, Book Survey—James
(39 mins.)              mp3 Audio

Dr. David Bauer, Inductive Bible Study, Lecture 11, Segment Survey
(74 mins.)              mp3 Audio

Dr. David Bauer, Inductive Bible Study, Lecture 14, Interpretation, Backgrounds, Wisdom word study
(48 mins.)              mp3 Audio

Dr. David Bauer, Inductive Bible Study, Lecture 16,
James 1:1-4        (63 mins.)              mp3 Audio

Dr. David Bauer, Inductive Bible Study, Lecture 17,
James 1:5-15        (77 mins.)              mp3 Audio

Dr. David Bauer, Inductive Bible Study, Lecture 18,
James 1:16-21        (42 mins.)              mp3 Audio

Dr. David Bauer, Inductive Bible Study, Lecture 19,
James 1:22-27         (41 mins.)              mp3 Audio

Dr. David Bauer, Inductive Bible Study, Lecture 20,
James 2:1-7       (63 mins.)              mp3 Audio

Dr. David Bauer, Inductive Bible Study, Lecture 21,
James 2:8-13         (38 mins.)              mp3 Audio

Dr. David Bauer, Inductive Bible Study, Lecture 22,
James 2:14-20       (76 mins.)              mp3 Audio

Dr. David Bauer, Inductive Bible Study, Lecture 23,
James 2:21-26         (58 mins.)              mp3 Audio

Dr. David Bauer, Inductive Bible Study, Lecture 24,
James 3:1-12         (76 mins.)              mp3 Audio

Dr. David Bauer, Inductive Bible Study, Lecture 25,
James 3:13-18        (46 mins.)              mp3 Audio

Dr. David Bauer, Inductive Bible Study, Lecture 26,
James 4:1-12       (80 mins.)              mp3 Audio

Dr. David Bauer, Inductive Bible Study, Lecture 27,
James 4:13-5:20      (65 mins.)              mp3 Audio

New Testament Picture Scripture - Spend one hour and be able to remember every chapter in the James to Jude indefinitely - it's fun

James - Jude - Picture Scripture - Set 11

Picture Scripture New Testament, Whole of
James – Jude, Set 11 (22 mins)   

Picture Scripture New Testament, James, Set 11A
(6 mins)   

Picture Scripture New Testament, 1 & 2 Peter, Set 11B
(9 mins)   

Picture Scripture New Testament, 1 John – Jude, Set 11C
(9 mins)   

Picture Scripture New Testament, Whole of
James – Jude with Biblical Explanations,
Set 3 (29 mins)   

Select Memory Verses in James

     Level I
          James 1:5, 13-14, 27; 2:17, 23; 4:6-8, 17
     Level II
          James 1:2-3, 17, 19; 2:24; 3:17; 5:14, 16

Quizlet.com MC Question James Driller

List of All Multiple Choice Questions in MS Word and PDF formats.
     [ *.docx MS Word;      *.pdf Acrobat,]

James 1

James 2

James 3

James 4

James 5

Articles on James Online

Baker, William R. “Searching for the Holy Spirit in the Epistle
          of James: Is ‘Wisdom’ Equivalent?,” Tyndale Bulletin 59.2
          (Nov. 2008) 293-315
        *.pdf to read or download from the TyndaleBulletin.org site.

 
Burns, John A. “James, The Wisdom of Jesus,” 
          Criswell Theological Review 1.1 (1986) 113-135. 
         *.doc [MS Word];  *.pdf [Acrobat];  *.html [Web Screen]  

Campbell, D. Keith. “Lament in James and Its Significance for
             the Church.” JETS 60/1 (2017): 125–38 

David, Peter H. “Theological Perspectives on the Epistle of
              James,” JETS 23.2 (June 1980) 97-103

Davis, George B. “Preaching from the Book of James,” 
          Criswell Theological Review 1.1 (1986) 137-141.
         *.doc [MS Word];  *.pdf [Acrobat];  *.html [Web Screen]  

Denyer, N. “Mirrors in James 1:22-25 and Plato, Alcibiades 132c-133c,”
          Tyndale Bulletin 50.2 (Nov. 1999) 237-240
        *.pdf to read or download from the TyndaleBulletin.org site.

Dockery, David S. “True Piety in James: Ethical Admonitions and
          Theological Implications,” Criswell Theological Review
          1.1 (1986) 51-70.
         *.doc [MS Word];  *.pdf [Acrobat];  *.html [Web Screen]  
Dockery, David S. “Commenting on Commentaries on the Book
           of James,” Criswell Theological Review 1.1 (1986) 167-169. 
         *.doc [MS Word];  *.pdf [Acrobat];  *.html [Web Screen]  

Eng, Daniel K. “The Role of Semitic Catchwords in Interpreting
          the Epistle of James,” Tyndale Bulletin 70.2 (Nov. 2019) 245-267
        *.pdf to read or download from the TyndaleBulletin.org site. 

Fiorello, Michael D. “The Ethical Implication of Holiness in James 2,”
           JETS 55/3 (2012) 557–72 

Howard, Tracy L. “Suffering in James 1:2-12,” Criswell
           Theological Review 1.1 (1986) 71-84. 
          *.doc [MS Word];  *.pdf [Acrobat];  *.html [Web Screen]  

Kistemaker, Simon J. “The Theological Message of James,”
           JETS 29/1 (March 1986) 55-61.

Lockett, Darian R. “The Spectrum of Wisdom and Eschatology
             in the Epistle of James and 4QInstruction,” Tyndale
             Bulletin 56.2 (Nov. 2005) 132-148
           *.pdf to read or download from the TyndaleBulletin.org site.

Longnecker, Richard N. “The ‘Faith of Abraham’ Theme in Paul,
           James and Hebrews: A Study in the Circumstantial
           Nature of New Testament Teaching,”
           JETS 20/3 (Sept. 1977) 203-212.
MacArthur, John F. “Faith According to the Apostle James”
                JETS 33/1 (March 1990) 13-34.

Ng, Esther Yue L. “Father-God Language and Old Testament
         Allusions in James,” Tyndale Bulletin 54.2 (Nov. 2003) 41-54
        *.pdf to read or download from the TyndaleBulletin.org site.

Palmer, F. H. “James i.18 and the Offering of First-Fruits.”
         Tyndale Bulletin 3 (May 1957) 1–2
        *.pdf to read or download from the TyndaleBulletin.org site.

Rakestraw, Robert V. “James 2:14-26: Does James Contradict
           the Pauline Soteriology?” Criswell Theological Review
           1.1 (1986) 31-50. 
         *.doc [MS Word];  *.pdf [Acrobat];  *.html [Web Screen]  
Sloan, Robert B. “The Christology of James,” Criswell 
            Theological Review 1.1 (1986) 3-29.
         *.doc [MS Word];  *.pdf [Acrobat];  *.html [Web Screen]  

Stevens, Chris S. “Does Neglect Mean Rejection? Canonical
          Reception History of James,” JETS 60/4 (2017): 767–80 

Stewart, Alexander. “James, Soteriology, and Synergism,”
        Tyndale Bulletin 61.2 (Nov. 2010) 293-310
        *.pdf to read or download from the TyndaleBulletin.org site. 

Warden, Duane. “The Rich and Poor in James: Implications for
        Institutionalized Partiality,”  JETS 43/2 (June 2000) 247–257

Wells, C. Richard.  “The Theology of Prayer in James,” 
            Criswell Theological Review 1.1 (1986) 85-112. 
         *.doc [MS Word];  *.pdf [Acrobat];  *.html [Web Screen] 

Williams, H. H. Drake. “Of Rags and Riches: The Benefits of
          Hearing Jeremiah 9:23-24 Within James 1:9-11,” Tyndale
          Bulletin 53.2 (Nov. 2002) 273-282
        *.pdf to read or download from the TyndaleBulletin.org site. 


Webliography

For one of the best resources of biblical studies material on the web:         see Rob Bradshaw’s BiblicalStudies.org.uk in the UK