[b-greek] RE:James 1:13

From: Lynn Trapp (rltrapp@bluebunny.com)
Date: Wed Jul 12 2000 - 10:11:41 EDT


 
> Last question: IAKWBOS
>
> Why is this James, and not Jacob?

  It's one of the quirks of the etymology of the English name James. It
seems most likely to have come from French as a derivation of the Latin form
of the name JACOMUS. The confusing thing is that English has kept both
names--James and Jacob. Perhaps the original English translators were trying
to avoid confusion with the famous patriarch when they chose James.

Lynn Trapp

> Thank you,
>
> Mark Wilson
>
>
>

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