The Letter of James
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James in the
Revised Common Lectionary

James 1:17-27 Sunday between Aug 28 and Sept 3 Year B
James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17 Sunday between Sept 4 and 10 Year B
James 3:1-12 Sunday between Sept 11 and 17 Year B
James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a Sunday between Sept 18 and 25 Year B
James 5:7-10 3rd Sunday in Advent Year A
James 5:13-20 Sunday between Sept 25 and Oct 1 Year B

Pages127-128, The Consultation on Common Texts, The Revised Common Lectionary (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992).

Look up the parts of James that we do not read in Worship.

  • James 1:1-16
  • James 2:18-26,
  • James 4:4-6
  • James 4:8b-17
  • James 5:1-6
  • James 5:11-12.

Discussion Questions

  • Did you know these texts were in the Bible?
  • Why do you think they aren’t included in Worship?
  • Does your church read an epistle every week? Why or why not?
  • How do you think the lectionary affects what you know about the Bible?

 

 

Discussion questions by Elizabeth Magill ©Women's Division,United Methodist Church, 2002.