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TerryB said:The only 'historical text' that I know is Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, l Corinthians 15 verse 7. From the order given of the appearances by Paul it would seem that James had a 'revelation' all to himself. Tradition says that he 'came to faith' at this point. No other evidence that I know of.
That's the history bit!
The spirituality of the writing of St. Paul and St. James is more interesting! Being British I should naturally tend towards Palagianism, I can do 'good works' because the Spirit of God dwells in all - and doing good works leads to re-generation which leads to eternal life. The reality may be that Paul and James emphasise different sides of the same coin.
I await with interest the results of your question.
Terry
Yes, this shows it: you got me studying the Bible! Off now to the beach; need 2 reading glasses now for the small army bible print. Till tonight in a PM for detais. Thanks again! :wink:'Does it work?'
Don't forget that there were three with the name James
Thank you very much, Brother David! I'll collect all your comments and those of others, which are all very much appreciated, in an attached Word document. After a while we'll try distilling a short and simpel answer to the short and simple question.(thinks: is this not history?)
Thank you very much, Michael!newadvent.org and search under St James
That's a very clever one, Terry, and -to be honest- that's exactly what I've been thinking all the time but people kept arguing. Can we all agree on this? And if we do, would then the simple answer be: there is no answer? Or shall we try a little harder and continue our quest? Surprise me again! :wink:there is no need for the question in the first place?
Thank you again, Brother David, but why do I have this feeling that you already know a short answer... :wink::wink:
Good question! If we could find the iconographic program for the Pórtico de la Gloria -it must be resting in some library in the Vatican, at Cluny or in some monastry along the Camino- we would know whether Mateo's commissioners had that intention or that they left such a great and powerful message -with all due respect for his genius- to the architect. Could it simply be a coincidence? Time to take King back to the beach.Is it too much to suggest that Master Mateo (or who-ever) thought of James as 'brother of the Lord' and carved the family likeness
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