<P> The author identifies himself as `` James , a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ , '' who is writing to `` the twelve tribes scattered abroad '' ( James 1 : 1 ) . The epistle is traditionally attributed to James the brother of Jesus ( James the Just ) , and the audience is generally considered to be Jewish Christians , who were dispersed outside Palestine . </P>
<P> The author identifies himself as `` James , a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ , '' who is writing to `` the twelve tribes scattered abroad '' ( James 1 : 1 ) . The epistle is traditionally attributed to James the brother of Jesus ( James the Just ) , and the audience is generally considered to be Jewish Christians , who were dispersed outside Palestine . </P>
who is james talking to in the book of james
who is james talking to in the book of james
the twelve tribes scattered abroad
the twelve tribes scattered abroad