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Epistle of James

Translation of the book of James completed.

I have uploaded two pdf files of my translation of the Epistle of James. (See a few excerpts below.) This letter, part of the Bible, was written by the Apostle James, and it almost did not make it into the Bible, into what is called the “canon of scripture.” This is because many thought that its teachings on works contradicted the New Testament’s teachings on grace.

I was surprised how much I enjoyed translating this letter. Many people consider it disjointed, with no discernible outline or organization. I disagree. I like what Shepherd said. He called the letter of James “a series of eight homiletic-didactic discourses” with each discourse developing a principal theme linked together by “skillful use of word-links and thematic recapitulations.” (D. Edmond Hebert quoting Shepherd).

I would venture to say, that those who consider this book of the Bible to be disjointed, possibly have that opinion because of reading a poor translation of it, one which does not translate the Greek transition or segue cues correctly, or whose translators did not understand those cues in the Greek. Not everyone is good at Discourse Analysis.

One theme I noticed in this Epistle is selfishness.
“Vaunting your own selves with your presumptuous words.” Killing, envying, jealousy. epistle-of-james

Excerpts from my new translation of the Letter of James:

“See how a small flame sets ablaze such a large forest. The tongue also is a flame, a world of damage.”

“The fully operating prayer of a righteous person is able to achieve much. ¹⁷Elijah was a human being with emotional weaknesses like we are. And he prayed the prayer for it not to rain, and no rain fell on the land for a period of three years and six months. ¹⁸And he prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the land sprouted up its fruit.”

⁵Or do you think the scripture says for no reason, “The Spirit whom God made to dwell in us craves possession of us, approaching jealousy”?

Here is the link to download my new translation, the pdf of the one interlinear with the Greek text. Here is the link for the Epistle of James without the Greek text.

Or to read James online this link.

More resources on the General Epistle of James may be found at this link.

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James’ Word Fun

I am having a lot of fun with the Epistle of James. It contains many instances of its author using the same Greek word twice or multiple times. It also contains many instances of intended contrast.

For example, 3 times he uses these words that have the same root:

James 1:8 A double-minded man is ἀκατάστατος – unstable in all his ways
James 3:8 The tongue is a ἀκατάστατον κακόν- volatile menace.
James 3:16 Where there is envy and rivalry, there is ἀκαταστασία– disorder

Read my translation of the Epistle of James.

Gospel of Jesus’ Wife a Modern Forgery

You should know that, as is often the case, the mainstream media are not telling you the truth about something. In this case, it is regarding the so-called Gospel of Jesus’ Wife. It is in fact a modern forgery. Here is a good summary of the evidence and the opinions of actual experts.
More articles:

Jesus had an ugly sister-in-law.

Gospel of Jesus’ Wife Questioned.

In this anti-free speech world, you get falsely accused as misogynist for proving wrong a woman, any woman, about anything, no matter how scientifically correct you are.

Facebook

Facebook closed my Bibletranslation.ws page.

They claim that it looks like my page was hacked, and I told them it didn’t look like that to me. But they still wanted me to send them my photo ID or a utility bill, and I told them that sounded suspicious, since I didn’t need those things to start the page or open the account in the first place. Here is the exact correspondence I had with Facebook:

Facebook Security info+xdicozp.aeayl5wmka@support.facebook.com

Mar 18 to me
Hi,

Your Facebook account is temporarily locked as a security precaution. Here’s how you can get back in:

1. Try logging into your account and completing the recovery steps from a computer or mobile phone you’ve previously used to log into Facebook. You can start the recovery process here:

https://www.facebook.com/recover/initiate

2. If you’re still having trouble regaining access to your account, please reply to this email and attach a certificate of incorporation or other proof of the legitimacy of your business, such as a:

– Utility bill
– Local business license (issued by your city, county, state, etc.)
– Tax filing
– Certificate of Formation (for a partnership)
– Articles of Incorporation (for a corporation)

Note: Your name must be on the document you submit.

If you haven’t already, please also attach a copy of your personal ID. You can review what types of ID we accept and how to send your attachments over a secure connection here:

https://www.facebook.com/help/183256078471165/?ref=cr

Please note that we can’t process your request until you provide ID that meets these requirements. In the meantime, your account will remain hidden on the site as a safeguard.

Thanks,
The Facebook Team

Tommy
Community Operations

Mar 19
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Me to Facebook
Hello, the proofs you asked me to provide to you to unlock the account, were never a requirement to open the facebook account in the first place, therefore I do not consider them a legitimate request to be required to keep the account. I have now reset the password for the account. Please make it work. Thank-you.
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Hi,

Your account is locked because our systems detected that it might be hacked. Before we can unlock your account, we need you to verify your identity.

Please reply to this email and attach a picture of your government-issued identification. The ID you attach:

– Must be government-issued (ex: passport, driver’s license)
– Must be in color
– Must clearly show your full name, date of birth, and photo

Additionally, please attach a certificate of incorporation or any other proof of the legitimacy of your business, organization, artist or fan page, etc., such as a:

– Utility bill
– Local business license (issued by your city, county, state, etc.)
– Tax filing
– Certificate of Formation (for a partnership)
– Articles of Incorporation (for a corporation)

Note: Your full name must be on the document you submit.

If possible, please send this file as a JPEG. Once we receive a clear image of your identification, we will review your account.

Please note that we will be unable to process your request unless you send in proper identification.
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Me to Facebook:

What is your evidence that the account has been hacked? I have seen no evidence of that.

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Hi,

Because you haven’t provided us with a valid photo ID that matches this account, we’re unable to unlock it.

You do have the option to get back into your account on your own. To begin the recovery process, please try logging into Facebook from one of your recognized devices (ex: a computer or mobile device you’ve used to log into Facebook in the past). From there, follow the prompts to verify your identity.

For more information about security checks and troubleshooting tips, visit:

https://www.facebook.com/help/account_recovery/?ref=cr

Thanks,

Edgar
Community Operations
Facebook
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ME
Mar 22
to Facebook
Hello. I always log in from the same device. Your security system thinks it is a different device because my ip changes through my isp. It is the same computer, but when you trace the IP it shows various places at different sign-ins. That is not my problem.

I have already tried logging in many times, and I correctly entered the captcha code.

It sounds like your product is not going to work. I don’t want a website that always asks me to prove who I am, and change my password often, etc. It is too much trouble. If you will not unlock the account, then please close it.

Thanks.
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Facebook Security info+xdicozp.aeayl5wmkczhy@support.facebook.com

Mar 24
to me
Hi,

We are unable to give you access to this account or continue with your request because you haven’t provided an acceptable ID that matches the information listed on the account.

This account will remain locked as a security precaution. We’re sorry for any inconvenience, however this decision is final.
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And my decision is final, Facebook.

Buhbye, I don’t need your hassle-filled product.

Read an article about Facebook’s censorship and intolerance of free speech.

Favorite Fallacy

One of the world’s favorite fallacies is that somehow they are less guilty or are off the hook from doing what God commands because of the fact that Christians do not practice what they preach, or because some famous Christian commits a sin.