From James [Cone of Jesus' brothers and a leader in the early church; Gal. 1:19; Acts 12:17; 15:13–21; 21:17], a · servant [slave; bond-servant] of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. To · all of God's people [Lthe twelve tribes; Can allusion to the twelve tribes of Israel; referring either to Jewish Christians or all believers as the new covenant people of God] · who are scattered everywhere in the world [Lin the Diaspora/Dispersion; Ca reference to the scattering of the Jews during the Babylonian captivity, now applied to the church]: Greetings.