From which city did James write his letter?

• A. Athens
• B. Rome
• C. Jerusalem
• D. Antioch

Answer: (C)

The question hinges on the place most closely linked with James and the early Jerusalem church. James, the brother of Jesus, is presented in the New Testament as a leading figure in the church in Jerusalem. The Epistle of James is directed to Jewish Christians scattered abroad, and traditional and scholarly consensus places the letter’s origin with the Jerusalem church, where James exercised authority and served as a primary pastor to that community. That makes Jerusalem the best-supported setting for where the letter was written.

Athens, Rome, and Antioch are centers associated with other New Testament writers or movements, not with James. The content and audience of James align more naturally with Jerusalem’s context and leadership, reinforcing Jerusalem as the origin.