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Publication Date: February 9, 2000 | Series: Pillar New Testament Commentary
Few books in the New Testament are better known or more often quoted as the Letter of James. Because James is so concise, so intensely practical, and so filled with memorable metaphors and illustrations, it has become one of the two or three most popular New Testament books in the church.

This highly original commentary seeks to make the Letter of James clear and applicable to Christian living today. Interacting with the latest views on James but keeping academic references to a minimum, Douglas Moo first introduces the Letter of James in its historical context and then provides verse-by-verse comments that explain the message of James both to its first readers and to today's church.

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"The Tyndale volumes have long been the premier shorter-length commentary series on both Testaments throughout the English-speaking world." (Craig Blomberg, Denver Seminary ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Douglas J. Moo is the Blanchard Professor of New Testament at Wheaton Graduate School, Wheaton, Illinois. He is the author of the Romans volume in The New International Commentary on the New Testament, the volume on James in The Pillar New Testament Commentary, and the volume on James in The Tyndale New Testament Commentary series. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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  • Hardcover: 287 pages
  • Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. (February 9, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0802837301
  • ISBN-13: 978-0802837301
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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Douglas J. Moo (Ph.D., University of St. Andrews) professor of New Testament, Wheaton College Graduate School. He is the author of the NIV Application Commentary 2 Peter and Jude.

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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful
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This is my favorite commentary on James, and I have read many (see some of my other reviews). Moo has the most accessible, thorough, and easy-to-use commentary that I have read. This Pillar commentary is longer than the same author's commentary written for Tyndale's New Testament Commentary Series. You would do well to buy either one of these.

Moo works very hard to be exegetical. He hesitates--no, he refrains--from saying anything that he cannot demonstrate exegetically from the text. He humbly alerts the reader when his view is in the minority or contested and even humbly admits when his view is not the only defendable one (see, specifically James 4:5). To a degree matched by few, Moo not only seeks to technically (without belaboring issues so as to make them inaccessibly technical) defend his points exposing salient points of interest in the text, but he also is a carefully writes his sentences, not wasting words.

The student of the Letter of James would be amiss not to invest in the Pillar Commentary by Moo. For those who would like it a little shorter and a little easier to digest, his Tyndale Commentary on James will suffice as well. Two other James commentaries that I would highly recommend are Kistemaker's and MacArthur's.

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50 of 56 people found the following review helpful
don't be confused September 11, 2003
Format:Hardcover
Doug Moo has written two seperate commentaries on the book of James. One is for the Tyndale New Testment series, while the other is for the Pillar New Testament Commentary.

The Tyndale one is much simpler, shorter, and most accessable for the average layperson. The Pillar (a blue cover) has much more depth, including usage of the original greek.

Some of the reviewers below are talking about the TYNDALE commentary and not the PILLAR commentary.

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Great commentary August 3, 2001
Format:Hardcover
This is the only commentary I have read on James, so I can't fairly compare it to others. But I can't imagine reading a more lucid, informed, intriguing, and just all around Godly understanding of what can be one of the most difficult books of the NT to understand. Moo handles each passage with clarity, being fair to different views and presenting his own conclusions. The book also has a well articulated introduction and discussion of time, place, and authorship.

I would have wished Moo had included Greek words in their original letters as well as their transliteration. I also wish he had interacted a bit more with the Greek text. Moo, however, was only staying true to the general format of the Pillar series, which assumes no previous Greek study on the part of the reader.

Both the hard cover as well as its dusk jacket are well manufactured and good looking. The pages are nice and the small size of the book makes it fairly easy to handle.

Overall, one of the best commentaries on any book that I have read.

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One of the best commentaries on James!
Douglas Moo is a highly respected commentator with arguably one of the best commentaries out there on the Letter to the Romans. Read more
Published 21 months ago by BCRAW
have not used yet...
Due to changing classes I have not used this book yet. However, I did flip through it and it looked interesting!
Published on February 11, 2010 by Tyrell C. Shoemaker
At the top of the list
Moo's commentary on James should be the first you reach for. Outdoes Davids in NICTC by far.
Published on October 15, 2009 by DrPhilS
Pressed Down and Piled High - Over Flowing
I had this book (The Tyndale)as the study book for the book of James. During that class I found Moo's material a bit overwhelming and difficult to study. Read more
Published on September 6, 2009 by Thomas D. Todd Jr.
Doug Moo moo moved me
Bought this as a resource for our Bible Studies look at James. Already had Moyter's commentary, this one has a less devotional, more technical feel. Read more
Published on June 29, 2009 by cymonpeter
A Call to Spiritual Wholeness
Before reading Prof. Douglas Moo's Commentary on the Letter of James, I propose to the readers two pre-requisites for a maximum enjoyment of this epistle. Read more
Published on April 27, 2009 by A. Sutono, a.k.a., Birdey The Observer
Solid Exegetical Commentary
Doug Moo offers a great exegetical and expositional commentary with the PNTC series offering on James. Well worth the buy, if you don't have a solid commentary on James. Read more
Published on January 21, 2008 by Lyndon Unger
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I have five critical commentaries on James (Lenski, Bruce, Woods, Martin, and now Moo). This one will more than likely be the primary source for me when I study the book in a... Read more
Published on May 13, 2007 by R. Thomas
Highly readable modern commentary. Great for Pastoral use
`The Epistle of James' by James B. Adamson, 1976, 227 pages in the series The New International Commentary on the New Testament; `The Letter of James' by Douglas J. Read more
Published on March 6, 2007 by B. Marold
Great
This is Moo's second commentary on the epistle of James. He wrote his first one in 1985 as part of the Tyndale series. Read more
Published on April 21, 2006 by revwec
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what James teaches is traditional. What might seem to be a reference to James could simply be a reference to a widespread teaching that James shares with many other Jews and early Christians. Read the first page
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perfect law that gives freedom, sinful speech, human envy, implanted word, verbal profession, faith without deeds, covenantal nomism, love command, false wisdom, only other occurrence, restless evil, critical speech, considered righteous, royal law
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Jewish Christians, Jesus Christ, New Testament, James of Jerusalem, Grand Rapids, Holy Spirit, Epistle of James, Apostolic Council, Cambridge University Press, God the Father, Perhaps James, Roman Catholic, Allegorical Interpretation, James's Greek, Most High, New York
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