"Sit u hier maar gaan staan jy daar": Kantaantekeninge by Jakobus 2:1-4
Abstract
<strong>"You may sit here, but you must stand there" -On James 2:1-4 The question is what the speaker in James 2:2-3.</strong> Intended when he said that the rich man may sit "here" on a good place, but that the poor man must stand over "there" or may sit "under" his footstool. It is argued that this episode should be located within a larger ancient house which was used as a gathering place for the Christian community. The poor man is asked to stand in the courtyard or may sit on the ground in the sittingroom. The rich man gets a place on the couches, common pieces offurniture in these rooms.Date
2001-01-01Type
ArticleIdentifier
oai:doaj.org/article:dd06e5ab62a44d72a3b0ad67648bbd7f0259-9422
2072-8050
10.4102/hts.v57i1/2.1856
https://doaj.org/article/dd06e5ab62a44d72a3b0ad67648bbd7f