Glossary of terms and names from lessons 1-2.
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favoritismto show unfair preferential treatment to one person or group at the expense of another | |
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hupomoneGreek word (transliteration), to bear up, "persevere" | |
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martyrdomsuffering persecution or death because of one's beliefs | |
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peacemakerin James, those who sow in peace and raise a harvest of righteousness (cf. Matthew 5:9) | |
peirasmosGreek word (transliteration) for trial, temptation, and test | |
pillarterm often used for a leader in the early church | |
pistisGreek word (transliteration) for intellectual agreement that something is true, temporary endorsement, or saving faith | |
pseudonymitythe practice of assigning written works to someone other than the author | |
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synagoguea typical way to refer to Jewish gatherings in James' day | |
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tonguein James, "a world of evil among the parts of the body" | |