Some scholars have suggested that the epistle was written to both Christian and non-Christian Jews, who continued to worship together before the parting of the ways between Christianity and Judaism. The warning against cursing people (James 3:9–10) has been read in light of this historical reconstruction, and Dale Allison has argued that "James reflects an environment in which some Jews, unhappy with Jewish Christians, were beginning to use the or something very much like it" to curse Christians.
some scholars have suggested that the epistle was written to both christian and non-christian jews who continued to worship together before the parting of the ways between christianity and judaism the warning against cursing people (james 39–10) has been read in light of this historical reconstruction and dale allison has argued that "james reflects an environment in which some jews unhappy with jewish christians were beginning to use the or something very much like it" to curse christians