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James

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James
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Timeline

Included here are the Catholic Epistles, Hebrews, and the formerly canonical works of the Second Testament.

Catholic Epistles Hebrews Apocrypha
60 80 100 120 140 160 180 AD
JamesJames
1 Peter1 Pet
2 Peter2 Pet
JudeJude
HebrewsHeb
Apocalypse of PeterApoc of PeterApPet
1 Clement1 Clem
2 Clement2 Clem
DidacheDid
Epistle of BarnabasEp BarnabasBarn
Shepherd of HermasShep of HermHerm
Acts of PaulActPaul
Martyrdom of Peterc. 64–65 AD Bar Kokhba Revolt132–135 AD

Chapters

1 2 3 4 5

Outline

  1. Greeting; trials and wisdom 1:1-27
  2. Against partiality; faith and works 2:1-26
  3. The tongue and true wisdom 3:1-18
  4. Warnings against worldliness and the rich 4:1-5:6
  5. Patience, prayer, and restoration 5:7-20

Manuscript witnesses

Earliest papyri

Papyrus 𝔓23 — c. 250 AD
An early fragmentary witness to the Epistle of James.
Papyrus 𝔓20 — c. 250 AD
An early fragment of the Epistle of James.

Major codices

Codex Vaticanus — c. 300–325 AD
One of the oldest near-complete Bibles in Greek, held in the Vatican Library.
Codex Sinaiticus — c. 330–360 AD
A fourth-century majuscule containing the complete New Testament.
Codex Alexandrinus — 5th century AD
A fifth-century majuscule of the Greek Bible.

Sources

  1. a Brown, Raymond E. An Introduction to the New Testament (Anchor Bible Reference Library). Doubleday, 1997.