I love Jesus, but he's making everything so complicated. Just take a look at some of their most famous letters: These three guys doled out so much advice to fellow Christians, that you might mistake them for Ann Landers.

But James, Peter, and Jude come pretty close. If you're looking for some really solid direction in life, you might want to 'Ask the Bible Guys.' Back in the first century, there were no agony aunts to help guide faithful readers through life. And it's always nice to make decisions with the help of total strangers. That's why we have folks like Miss Manners, Dear Abby, and Dan Savage hanging around. What is James, 1-2 Peter, Jude About and Why Should I Care? Go ahead and read, and then join the conversation. Our authors-whoever they are-have included loads of thoughts on what it means to follow God and be a good person. Unauthorized ghostwriting was a surprisingly popular trend in the first century.Д«ut even if these books weren't written by Jesus' friends and family, that doesn't mean they're not valuable in their own right. Or maybe some dude just wrote a bunch of stuff down and pretended that James, Peter, and Jude were the authors.

Or they could have been produced by other guys with the same names. They might have been written by other followers of Jesus after his main disciples died off. Why? Well, some scholars think that these books weren't necessarily penned by Jesus' inner circle. Seriously, no one even once mentions Jesus' childhood pet, Droolius Caesar. But they don't throw in too many intimate details about their bro and best friend, Jesus. James, Peter, and Jude have plenty to say about what folks should do (love each other), who they should avoid (false teachers are such trouble makers), and when the world is gonna end (any day now). These three guys are much more concerned about the day-to-day life of Christians in the years after Jesus' death. You know, aside from changing water into wine.Д«ut oddly enough, none of these letters say anything even close to that.

Peter was Jesus' BFF, so you know he's got the inside track on everything Jesus-related.

James and Jude were his brothers-bet they have some fond memories to share about playing catch with little J.C.

With James, 1-2 Peter, and Jude, we've got four letters from Jesus' nearest and dearest. What kinds of stuff do you think they would say? Maybe your sister would have a wacky story about how you used to dress up your Barbies like astronauts? Or your best friend would tell everyone about that one time you stuck French fries up your nose and pretended to be a walrus. Imagine you're dead, and your family and friends want to write a book about you. It's not fun, but just humor us for a second.

Introduction to the book of james