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The Letter of James 2/e Edgar F. Harden to today's daunting mission ofFew New Testament books have been as con troversial and misunderstood as the letter of James. Its place in the canon was contested by some early Christians, and the reformer Martin Luther called it an 'epistle of straw'. The sometimes negative view of the letter among modern theologians, however, is not shared by ordinary believers. Well known and often quoted, James is concise, intensely practical, and filled with memorable metaphors and