James 1:13
Mark Wilson
emory2002 at hotmail.com
Tue Jul 11 16:11:53 EDT 2000
James 1:13
MHDEIS PEIRAZOMENOS LEGETW hOTI APO QEOU PEIRAZOMAI
hO GAR QEOS APEIRASTOS ESTIN KAKWN
PEIRAZEI DE AUTOS OUDENA
I can not see the reasoning, or logical conclusion, to James argument as it
relates to the phrase hO GAR QEOS APEIRASTOS ESTIN KAKWN.
The sense I see here is:
If anyone is tempted, do not say, I am tempted by God,
Why, you might ask, because God cannot be tempted by evil.
I do not see the connection. The fact that God cannot be tempted does not
seem to relate to whether or not I may think God is tempting me. In fact, I
might respond, Yes, I agree. God himself cannot be tempted by evil, but
that is not my accusation. I am saying that God appears to be tempting me to
evil.
I suspect that the resolution to this will involve, to some extent, a better
understanding of the force of APEIRASTOS.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Last question: IAKWBOS
Why is this James, and not Jacob?
Thank you,
Mark Wilson
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