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Saturday, April 10, 2010

The Letter of James: An Overview

We started our Bible Studies series on James last night. Instead of our usual approach, we adopted the "manuscript discovery" method. Do I see a big question mark flashing right next to your head? What "manuscript discovery" involves is pretty much getting an entire Bible passage "unadulterated" i.e. without the chapter numbers, without the verse numbers, without the title headings - in other words, the way the Word (or manuscript) is before anyone broke it down into chapters and verses. The "discovery" bit came in when we hunted for repeated words/phrases/ideas and attempted to break down the whole chunk into sections and give them relevant headings based on the concepts we understood from the passage.

So, what were some of the key ideas our group came up with as we did a quick overview of James using "manuscript discovery"?

  1. Steadfastness and patience
  2. Hearing the Word and being doers of the Word
  3. Faith and works
  4. Taming the tongue
  5. Humility and submission
  6. Judgment and partiality
  7. Prayer

Next week onwards for 7 consecutive weeks, we'll be looking at James section by section. So if you're not already joining us, how about giving it a go as we share the joys of reading God's Word together? International Bible Fellowship (IBF) meets every Friday, 7PM, at Level 2 Squarehouse, UNSW - all are invited! Hope to see you there! ^_^

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