The Book of James is directed to Jewish Christians scattered among all the nations (James 1:1). Martin Luther, who detested this letter and called it “the epistle of straw,” failed to recognize that James’s teaching on works complemented—not contradicted—Paul’s teaching on faith.
Kitabu cha Yakobo kimeelekezwa kwa Wakristo Wayahudi waliotawanyika miongoni mwa mataifa yote (Yakobo 1: 1). Martin Luther, ambaye alichukia sana barua hii na kuiita "barua ya kubuniwa," alishindwa kutambua kwamba mafundisho ya Yakobo kuhusu kazi yalikamilisha - si kupinga - mafundisho ya Paulo juu ya imani.