According to James B. Adamson, the word salutation is the usual greeting with which Greek letters of all periods opened. (He cites Acts 15:23 and 23:26.) In Hebrew (and ancient Syriac and modern Arabic) the regular greeting is “Peace!” In Latin it is “Health!” (Salve or Salvete, in Letters Salutem, i.e., salutem dicit). In Greek it is “Joy be to you.”
(more…)Category: The Epistle of James
This is a Series covering the Epistle of James. I will use the commentary by James B. Adamson, M.A., Ph.D. Dr. Adamson was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh and Cambridge. He was awarded his Ph.D. degree in 1954 with a thesis entitled An Inductive Approach to the Epistle of James: Materials for a Fresh Study.
-
The Epistle of James, Chapter 1
James, a bond slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes of the Dispersion, salutation. (James 1:1)
James B. Adamson begins his commentary with the assumption that James is the brother of Jesus. He argues this point in detail in his introduction. I have chosen not to include that detail because I prefer to start right away with the text of the Epistle and Adamson’s related commentary. However, if anyone is interested in the arguments presented in the introduction, please let me know and I will write about them. Alternatively, readers can order the commentary.
(more…)