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F

favoritism

to show unfair preferential treatment to one person or group at the expense of another


H

hupomone

Greek word (transliteration), to bear up, "persevere"


M

martyrdom

suffering persecution or death because of one's beliefs


P

peacemaker

in James, those who sow in peace and raise a harvest of righteousness (cf. Matthew 5:9)


peirasmos

Greek word (transliteration) for trial, temptation, and test


pillar

term often used for a leader in the early church


pistis

Greek word (transliteration) for intellectual agreement that something is true, temporary endorsement, or saving faith


pseudonymity

the practice of assigning written works to someone other than the author


S

synagogue

a typical way to refer to Jewish gatherings in James' day


T

tongue

in James, "a world of evil among the parts of the body"



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