Paul Vs. James
What We've Been Missing in the Faith and Works Debate

There are not many theology books that could be recommended equally to lay people in a church Sunday School class or students in a theological seminary. Nor would such widely varying audiences often come away with meaningful takeaways from such a book. "Paul vs. James: What We’ve Been Missing in the......more

A brief story of the early Christian church James, the brother of Jesus connected with him closely and as a typical Essene, he was zealous for the Jewish laws. However, Paul departed from the Jewish laws to introduce faith as the most fundamental part Christ’s message. James strongly resisted Paul’s......more

Some might think Paul and James make contradictory statements about faith and works. Bruno builds a case to show they were not opposed to each other. To do so he looks at their lives, giving context to their messages. He also reviews Abraham's life as both authors refer to him. Bruno suggests “...Ja......more

I appreciated the ways that Bruno decisively attacked this subject from a place of unity rather than a place of division. Bruno effectively showed the shared ministries and passions of James and Paul. I agree with Bruno in the knowledge that these people are both Biblical authors so there is no way......more