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Anonymous. Largely a farewell address placed in Moses' mouth by a narrator who goes on to describe his death.
Anonymous. Tells Joshua's story in the third person.
Many hands over centuries. Superscriptions assign a number to David; those are ancient editorial notes, not signatures.
A collection headed as Solomon's, which elsewhere names other compilers.
Written in the voice of 'the Preacher, the son of David' — a role rather than a name.
Spans centuries of material and has long been read as the work of more than one hand.
Anonymous. Tradition assigns it to Jeremiah; the text does not.
Anonymous. The name is a second-century attribution.
Anonymous. Names its own source only as 'the disciple whom Jesus loved'.
Named by the text and widely accepted — the clearest authorship in the Bible. Several letters bearing his name are disputed and are marked as such.
Names its author only as James, a very common name. Which James is disputed.
Names Peter. Its polished Greek has made that contested since antiquity.
Names its author as John. Which John has been disputed since the third century.
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View all filters →For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace. The mountains and the hills will break out before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields will clap their hands.
An invitation to seek God joins abundant pardon with the prospect of joyful return.
Seek Yahweh while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.
An invitation to seek God joins abundant pardon with the prospect of joyful return.
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him, to our God, for he will freely pardon.
An invitation to seek God joins abundant pardon with the prospect of joyful return.
Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord promised to those who love him.
James calls for perseverance and putting received wisdom into practice.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor turning shadow.
James teaches about seeking wisdom, receiving good gifts, and listening before speaking.
So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
James teaches about seeking wisdom, receiving good gifts, and listening before speaking.
But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
James calls for perseverance and putting received wisdom into practice.
Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
James calls for perseverance and putting received wisdom into practice.
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
James teaches about seeking wisdom, receiving good gifts, and listening before speaking.
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
A call to turn from conflict includes drawing near to God and practicing humility.
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.
A call to turn from conflict includes drawing near to God and practicing humility.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.
A letter to the exiles in Babylon offers a long-term hope of restoration.
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