James Writes to the 12 Tribes Scattered Among the Nations, Greetings

James is writing to Jews about what it means to live in Gentile culture and follow Jesus. The letter of James is written to plead with a Jewish presence in Asia and Asia Minor, not to lose their distinctiveness amidst a bunch of Gentiles who live with the freedom that the Jews are not called to,. At least not in the same way that Gentiles are.