At first glance the twenty-first century arena of biotechnology and bioethics seems worlds away from the practical concerns of the first century outlook of the New Testament book of James. A closer look, however, reveals that the issues that James addresses have applications to challenges in bioethics. This article will give an overview of James and examine James' teaching on wealth, poverty, and generosity and its import for the issue of global stewardship in bioethics. Stewardship concerns both a Christian's care and management of time, talents, and treasures. Faithful use of the resources God has given demonstrates the fruitful faith that James writes of in his epistle. The idea of global stewardship, though "stewardship" as a term is more used by Christian ethicists, reflects an emerging discussion in bioethics regarding the need to address the inequities present between the money and time spent on biotechnology in some of the world in proportion to the money spent on meeting the basic healthcare needs of the poor of the entire world. This New Testament epistle gives clear indications of how the Christian is to view wealth and how the Christian is to respond to poverty. James, though a comparatively small book, sends a crucial message across the years that should greatly impact how Christians view stewardship in terms of global healthcare needs.

At first glance the twenty-first century arena of biotechnology and bioethics seems worlds away from the practical concerns of the first century outlook of the New Testament book of James. A closer look, however, reveals that the issues that James addresses have applications to challenges in bioethics. This article will give an overview of James and examine James' teaching on wealth, poverty, and generosity and its import for the issue of global stewardship in bioethics. Stewardship concerns both a Christian's care and management of time, talents, and treasures. Faithful use of the resources God has given demonstrates the fruitful faith that James writes of in his epistle. The idea of global stewardship, though "stewardship" as a term is more used by Christian ethicists, reflects an emerging discussion in bioethics regarding the need to address the inequities present between the money and time spent on biotechnology in some of the world in proportion to the money spent on meeting the basic healthcare needs of the poor of the entire world. This New Testament epistle gives clear indications of how the Christian is to view wealth and how the Christian is to respond to poverty. James, though a comparatively small book, sends a crucial message across the years that should greatly impact how Christians view stewardship in terms of global healthcare needs.Sekilas kemajuan bioteknologi dan bioetika di abad ke 21 tampaknya berbeda jauh dengan persoalan praktis di abad pertama dalam kitab Perjanjian Baru, surat Yakobus. Namun jika diperhatikan dengan seksama, isu-isu yang ditekankan oleh Yakobus memiliki banyak terapan untuk tantangan bioetika. Artikel ini akan memberikan uraian singkat mengenai surat Yakobus dan mengkaji pengajaran Yakobus mengenai kekayaan, kemiskinan, dan kemurahan hati, dan sumbangsihnya untuk isu penatalayanan secara global dalam bioetika. Penatalayanan menekankan kepedulian Kristen dan manajemen waktu, karunia-karunia, dan kekayaan. Kesetiaan menggunakan sumber daya yang diberikan Allah untuk menyatakan iman yang berbuah yang dituliskan Yakobus dalam suratnya. Ide penatalayanan secara global banyak digunakan, walaupun istilah "penatalayanan" lebih banyak digunakan oleh para pakar etika Kristen, mencerminkan diskusi yang berkembang dalam bioetika berkaitan dengan kebutuhan untuk mengatasi kesenjangan antara uang dan waktu yang 132 JURNAL JAFFRAY, Vol. 14, No. 1, April 2016 dihabiskan di bidang bioteknologi di beberapa tempat di dunia dengan jumlah uang yang dihabiskan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan dasar di bidang kesehatan bagi orang miskin di seluruh dunia. Surat Perjanjian Baru ini memberikan petunjuk yang jelas tentang bagaimana orang Kristen memandang kekayaan dan menanggapi persoalan kemiskinan. Yakobus dalam suratnya yang relatif kecil, mengirimkan sebuah pesan penting dari masa ke masa yang seharusnya berdampak besar bagi orang Kristen dalam melihat penatalayanan bagi kebutuhan kesehatan global.Kata-kata kunci: Yakobus, penatalayanan, bioetika, bioteknologi, kekayaan, kemiskinan.