As I mentioned before, I'm going through a book about how to study the Bible. So as an exercise, our whole group is reading and studying through the book of James to see how much we learn. So yesterday I began by just reading through the whole book in one sitting. Here's a couple things I noticed (and for the record, so far, this is without any outside reference):
The book is split into several sections. The first verse is obviously the introduction.
Then from 1:2 to 2:26, James covers actions. He starts with trials, then talks about doing v. hearing, and finally how we behave.
The next section is kind of 3:1 to 4:10. Here, James discusses words, wisdom, and then how we behave again.
And before the conclusion, James advises us how to act from 4:11 to 5:6.
Then the conclusion takes place from 5:7 to 5:20 in which James talks about patience, words, and closes with the importance of prayer.
Now, granted, these may not be the best choices for sections, or even the topics covered in each of my sections. But that wasn't my goal when I set out to create them.
What I wanted to do was pick up on themes or reoccurring topics in the book. I wrote this down in my notes, and I think it sums up what I did pretty well:
We shall soon see (hopefully) that with these thoughts James wrote his letter.
The book is split into several sections. The first verse is obviously the introduction.
Then from 1:2 to 2:26, James covers actions. He starts with trials, then talks about doing v. hearing, and finally how we behave.
The next section is kind of 3:1 to 4:10. Here, James discusses words, wisdom, and then how we behave again.
And before the conclusion, James advises us how to act from 4:11 to 5:6.
Then the conclusion takes place from 5:7 to 5:20 in which James talks about patience, words, and closes with the importance of prayer.
Now, granted, these may not be the best choices for sections, or even the topics covered in each of my sections. But that wasn't my goal when I set out to create them.
What I wanted to do was pick up on themes or reoccurring topics in the book. I wrote this down in my notes, and I think it sums up what I did pretty well:
This book is largely about what we do. There is a big difference between our faith and our actions. And what we say is a major part of our actions, as is wisdom seeing as how it determines them. Also, one of the most important actions we can actually do is pray.
We shall soon see (hopefully) that with these thoughts James wrote his letter.
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