Brother of Jesus, Friend of God: Studies in the Letter of James. By Luke Timothy Johnson. Grand Rapids, MI/Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans, 2004. 290 pages. Paper. $30.00.
The subtitle Studies in the Letter of James suggests the content of this book: a series of articles that Johnson wrote between 1982 and 2000. He also authored the Anchor Bible commentary on James. Since the discovery of the so-called James Ossuary, interest in James and his letter has grown considerably. ...