It also made me wonder if the name made James a bit pious and contributed to his disbelief in his half-Brother’s identity. This article definitely raised several questions in my mind. Scripture even record a couple stories about the custom of giving a child a family name. Having Christ’s genealogy handy offers the information that James was probably named for his grandfather (as well as the patriarch Jacob). I pray that the Lord will make this a permanent addition to Beth’s Bible study format to push women in Bible study to the next level.īy reading the article “The Epistle of Jacob,” I learned that I am a nerd who cares about tedium! Praise Jesus! I think it’s cool that the name “Jacob” became “James” at the battle of Hastings. I am learning so much from these in-depth writings, but I know I’m not even wrapping my head around a fraction of what this beautiful sister in Christ has poured into it. Melissa’s Articles: This week, Melissa wrote articles on “The Epistle of Jacob”, “Was James Married?” and “The Genre of James”. I suppose I’ll have to do this on my own when this study is done. And I’d like to chew on each piece a little bit longer. Especially since I’m memorizing the book of James and therefore reciting it several times each day, I am deeply impacted by different verses each time. It’s quite a lot to process in only five days’ time. This week, we talked about suffering, prayer, giving, temptation and God’s blessings. He is so wonderful to reveal all that He does in spite of how faithless I can be. Homework: Another terrific week of mining treasure from the Word of God.
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