Session 268: The Epistle of James 3
Many modern scholars believe that the name “James” was used to lend authority to the document and do not consider any of the three historical figures named James to be the author. In other words, this book is a pseudepigraphical work, and its actual author remains unknown. However, based on its content, it is the near-consensus among critical biblical scholars that the “James” identified as the author here is the righteous James, “the Lord’s brother,” who was a leader in the Jerusalem church .