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The Expositor's Bible: The General Epistles of St. James and St. Jude

A Practical Commentary on Faith, Works, Conduct, Prayer, and Apostolic FaithBy Alfred Plummer

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In The Expositor's Bible: The General Epistles of St. James and St. Jude, Alfred Plummer offers a sustained exegetical and pastoral reading of two brief yet theologically concentrated New Testament letters. His treatment of James emphasizes the practical integrity of Christian faith—its testing through trials, expression in works, control of speech, concern for the poor, and confidence in prayer—while his exposition of Jude examines the danger of false teachers, the preservation of apostolic truth, and the hope of divine keeping. Combining close attention to language, historical setting, intertextual echoes, and doctrinal significance, Plummer writes in the characteristic late-Victorian tradition of scholarly devotional commentary: learned, orderly, lucid, and directed toward the moral formation of readers. Alfred Plummer (1841–1926) was a distinguished Anglican theologian and New Testament scholar whose academic career included teaching at Durham and whose writings reflect the era's renewed commitment to rigorous biblical criticism within the life of the church. His expertise in Greek exegesis, historical interpretation, and pastoral theology enabled him to bridge the gap between specialist scholarship and popular religious instruction. This volume emerges from that vocation, treating the Epistles not as marginal texts but as essential witnesses to early Christian ethics, communal discipline, and perseverance amid doctrinal conflict. The book is recommended to students of the New Testament, clergy, teachers, and serious general readers seeking a historically informed yet spiritually engaged commentary. Plummer's careful arguments illuminate difficult passages without sacrificing the letters' urgency, making this volume especially valuable for understanding how early Christian belief becomes disciplined conduct, communal responsibility, and steadfast hope.

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1The Apostles

2CHAPTER I. THE CATHOLIC EPISTLES.

3CHAPTER II. THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE EPISTLE OF ST. JAMES.

4CHAPTER III. THE AUTHOR OF THE EPISTLE: JAMES THE BROTHER OF THE LORD.

5CHAPTER IV. THE PERSONS ADDRESSED IN THE EPISTLE; THE JEWS OF THE DISPERSION.

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6CHAPTER V. THE RELATION OF THIS EPISTLE TO THE WRITINGS OF ST. PAUL AND OF ST. PETER. THE DATE OF THE EPISTLE. THE DOCTRINE OF JOY IN TEMPTATION.

7CHAPTER VI. THE RELATION OF THIS EPISTLE TO THE BOOKS OF ECCLESIASTICUS AND OF THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON. THE VALUE OF THE APOCRYPHA, AND THE MISCHIEF OF NEGLECTING IT.

8CHAPTER VII. THE EXALTATION OF THE LOWLY, AND THE FADING AWAY OF THE RICH. THE METAPHORS OF ST. JAMES AND THE PARABLES OF CHRIST.

9CHAPTER VIII. THE SOURCE OF TEMPTATIONS AND THE REALITY OF SIN. THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE DETERMINIST.

10CHAPTER IX. THE DELUSION OF HEARING WITHOUT DOING. THE MIRROR OF GOD'S WORD.

11CHAPTER X. THE CHRISTOLOGY OF ST. JAMES. THE PRACTICAL UNBELIEF INVOLVED IN SHOWING A WORLDLY RESPECT OF PERSONS IN PUBLIC WORSHIP.

12CHAPTER XI. THE INIQUITY OF RESPECTING THE RICH AND DESPISING THE POOR. THE SOLIDARITY OF THE DIVINE LAW.

13CHAPTER XII. FAITH AND WORKS: THREE VIEWS OF THE RELATION OF THE TEACHING OF ST. JAMES TO THE TEACHING OF ST. PAUL. THE RELATION OF LUTHER TO BOTH.

14CHAPTER XIII. THE FAITH OF THE DEMONS; THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM; AND THE FAITH OF RAHAB THE HARLOT.

15CHAPTER XIV. THE HEAVY RESPONSIBILITIES OF TEACHERS. THE POWERS AND PROPENSITIES OF THE TONGUE. THE SELF-DEFILEMENT OF THE RECKLESS TALKER.

16CHAPTER XV. THE MORAL CONTRADICTIONS IN THE RECKLESS TALKER.

17CHAPTER XVI. THE WISDOM THAT IS FROM BELOW.

18CHAPTER XVII. THE WISDOM THAT IS FROM ABOVE.

19CHAPTER XVIII. ST. JAMES AND PLATO ON LUSTS AS THE CAUSES OF STRIFE; THEIR EFFECT ON PRAYER.

20CHAPTER XIX. THE SEDUCTIONS OF THE WORLD, AND THE JEALOUSY OF THE DIVINE LOVE.

21CHAPTER XX. THE POWER OF SATAN AND ITS LIMITS. HUMILITY THE FOUNDATION OF PENITENCE AND OF HOLINESS.

22CHAPTER XXI. SELF-ASSURANCE AND INVASION OF DIVINE PREROGATIVES INVOLVED IN THE LOVE OF CENSURING OTHERS.

23CHAPTER XXII. SELF-ASSURANCE AND INVASION OF DIVINE PREROGATIVES INVOLVED IN PRESUMING UPON OUR FUTURE. THE DOCTRINE OF PROBABILISM.

24CHAPTER XXIII. THE FOLLIES AND INIQUITIES OF THE RICH; THEIR MISERABLE END.

25CHAPTER XXIV. PATIENCE IN WAITING. THE ENDURANCE OF JOB. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MENTION OF JOB BY ST. JAMES.

26CHAPTER XXV. THE PROHIBITION OF SWEARING. THE RELATION OF THE LANGUAGE OF ST. JAMES TO RECORDED SAYINGS OF CHRIST.

27CHAPTER XXVI. WORSHIP THE BEST OUTLET AND REMEDY FOR EXCITEMENT. THE CONNEXION BETWEEN WORSHIP AND CONDUCT.

28CHAPTER XXVII. THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH. THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK AND EXTREME UNCTION.

29CHAPTER XXVIII. THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CONFESSION OF SINS. THE LAWFULNESS OF PRAYERS FOR RAIN.

30CHAPTER XXIX. THE WORK OF CONVERTING SINNERS; ITS CONDITIONS AND REWARDS.

31CHAPTER XXX. THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE EPISTLE OF ST. JUDE.

32CHAPTER XXXI. THE PURPOSE OF THE EPISTLE.—THE FAITH ONCE FOR ALL DELIVERED AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE

33CHAPTER XXXII. THE PERSONS DENOUNCED IN THE EPISTLE. ITS RELATION TO 2 PETER.

34CHAPTER XXXIII. DOUBTFUL READINGS AND THE THEORY OF VERBAL INSPIRATION. THREE PALMARY INSTANCES OF DIVINE VENGEANCE UPON GRIEVOUS SIN.

35CHAPTER XXXIV. RAILING AT DIGNITIES. "THE ASSUMPTION OF MOSES." ST. JUDE'S USE OF APOCRYPHAL LITERATURE.

36CHAPTER XXXV. THE DESCRIPTION CORRESPONDING TO CAIN: THE LIBERTINES AT THE LOVE-FEASTS. THE BOOK OF ENOCH.

37CHAPTER XXXVI. THE DESCRIPTION CORRESPONDING TO BALAAM: IMPIOUS DISCONTENT AND GREED OF THE LIBERTINES. THE APOSTOLIC WARNING RESPECTING THEM.

38CHAPTER XXXVII. THE DESCRIPTION CORRESPONDING TO KORAH: MAKING SEPARATIONS. EXHORTATION TO THE FAITHFUL TO BUILD UP THEMSELVES, AND THEN RESCUE OTHERS.

39CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE FINAL DOXOLOGY: PRAISE TO GOD, THE PROTECTOR OF HIS SERVANTS.

40First Series.

41Second Series.

42Third Series.

43Fourth Series.

44Fifth Series.

45Sixth Series.

46Seventh Series.

47Eighth Series.

48LITTLE BOOKS ON RELIGION.

49OUTLINES OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE.

50The Epistle to the Romans.