The Jewish Teachers of Jesus, James, and Jude: What the First Family of Chrisianity Learned from Intertestamental Jewish LiteratureBerkeley Electronic Press Selected WorksDavid deSilvaOxford University Press
and temptations. The Apostle John encourages believers in1 John 4:1to "test the spirits" to ensure they are aligned with God, knowing that not every spirit or influence originates from Him. Similarly, discernment allows believers to recognize when the Holy Spirit is prompting them to act or ...
The Jewish Teachers of Jesus, James, and Jude. What Earliest Christianity Learned from the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha. By David A. deSilva.doi:10.1093/jts/flx058Marshall MaryOxford University PressThe Journal of Theological Studies