True religion widows and orphans2/9/2023 However, it lacks every other common feature of a letter written during the hellenistic period: there is no thanksgiving, no sharing of news, no travel plans, no emissaries, no closing greetings or benediction. So what is the nature of this letter? It begins with the standard opening address expected in a letter: “James … to the twelve tribes … greetings” (1:1). And passages from this letter will appear as the epistle offering for the next month. So affirms the brother of Jesus, James, in the letter attributed to him so we hear in this week’s lectionary. “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world” (James 1:27).
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