Question

Based on what you have learned about the background of James, why do you think people would have been eager to read an Epistle written by this man?

Answer 1

well James was half brother to Jesus so he could give a view with Jesus life that the others could not.

Answer 2

Based on what I have learned about the background of James, I think that people would have been eager to read an Epistle written by him because he was very important. This is because James was the half-brother to Jesus. This being said, he could give a view of his life with Jesus that no other person could at that period of time. No one now could even give a little bit of a view of Jesus now that he has gone to heaven with God.