James (N. T. Wright for Everyone Bible Study Guides)

My husband has been leading our small group in this study, and we've never had so much discussion in the group. The text is well written and thought provoking. We have 2 lessons left, but are already discussing which of these studies to do next.

This is the first of N. T Wrights study guides that I have purchased and it won't be the last. I've been co-leading a weekly bible study that has been meeting for over 5 years. It was only recently I discovered Wright's NT for everyone series and since we were starting a new book, James, I thought I'd pick it up and give it a try with our group.Wright breaks down the scriptures into sections and for each he gives an opening commentary to get you thinking and an initial group discussion question to get everyone on the same page. You then read the scriptures and discuss the questions he provides. Simple but profound.Our group found that using this guide slowed us down, which is fine we're in no hurry, and caused us, not only to think more deeply about the verses we were studying, but also helped us to see the various ways they can be applied to our lives. The discussions and interaction among the members increased greatly and that is wonderful thing.These guides are great for not only small groups, but also individual study, as well as church wide programs. Pastors who tend to preach topical sermons, rather than scriptural studies, might breathe some new life into their congregations using these guides church wide. Highly recommended!

My church used this study for a group study, and everyone appreciated it. We chose to try another N. T. Wright study because of the quality of this one.

Awesome pamphlet

This book is a good guide to understanding the book of James

My study group is really benefiting from this study on James. Wright does a great job of getting to the meaning of the Scripture passages, and poses questions that have you thinking deeply about how the scriptures apply in your life, and how successfully you're living up to them. We had tried a couple of other studies on individual New Testament books earlier on; one was a bit touchy-feely (although biblical), and the other was too scholarly for most of us. Wright strikes a perfect balance, and we've had very good discussions thus far.(I sometimes find it beneficial to augment Wright's text and questions with some brief passages of expository writing or interesting questions that I find on line; but the study stands on its own.)

This book assisten in the study of the book of James byt depending on the suze of thd group, the questiins could easily cause you to go over an hour per chapter.

We decided to do this study as a small group (guys and girls) and so far we are all really enjoying it. It is easy to read while we are together, without having a lot of prep outside of group. The language and set up is easy to understand and the questions get conversation going. If you wanted to make the content even deeper, you could add some extra commentary into the study with a little prep, but overall I like the layout and the way the book is set up.

Thought provoking questions. Just starting but will keep using it for our small study group.