16, 19, 22, 26; 2:1, 5, 8, 14,18,19, 21, 25; 3:1, 3, 56, 7, 9, 13; 4:1, 4, 11, 13; 5:1, 7, 13, 19 Now read each paragraph and derive a paragraph title from each Observe in the epistle every reference to each of the subjects listed below a references to God, Jesus, Lord b b use of questions c c speci c references Testament d d to the Old gurative language (e.g., “vapor,” 4:14) What are your new observations and impressions? C OBSERVING THE STRUCTURE OF THE EPISTLE Review the paragraph titles you made earlier Read the epistle again and identify groups of paragraphs according to common subject (These groups are called segments.) For example, what paragraphs speak about the common subject of the tongue (speech)? This might be the most di cult part of your study in James because this epistle is not a formal treatise as such, but a series of exhortations written in a pattern whose order is not apparent, for the most part Take on the challenge of nding an outline, as obscure as one may appear That is how discoveries are often born An example of this is the testimony of J Albrecht Bengel concerning his study of the maxims of Proverbs: “I have often been in such an attitude of soul, that those chapters in the Book of Proverbs in which I had before looked for no connection whatever, presented themselves to me as if the proverbs belonged in the most beautiful order one with another.”14 It may be added here that any time spent in search of structure of a book of the Bible is not lost time, for its fruits keep reappearing in the later stages of analytical study The next logical step in determining the structure of a book is to identify sections, which are groups of segments, followed by the identi cation of divisions, which are groups of sections CHART 107: VARIOUS OUTLINES OF JAMES Three outlines by di erent authors are shown on Chart 107 as examples of various ways in which the structure of James has been outlined.15 Compare these also with the outlines of Chart 108 What would you identify as the introduction and conclusion of James, if they are present? Do you observe any turning point or climax in the epistle? D SURVEY CHART Study carefully the survey, Chart 108, and ... study of the maxims of Proverbs: “I have often been in such an attitude of soul, that those chapters in the Book of Proverbs in which I had before looked for no connection whatever, presented themselves... reappearing in the later stages of analytical study The next logical step in determining the structure of a book is to identify sections, which are groups of segments, followed by the identi cation of divisions,... themselves to me as if the proverbs belonged in the most beautiful order one with another.”14 It may be added here that any time spent in search of structure of a book of the Bible is not lost