James

by Edgar Gibson

Excerpt from James His position throughout the Acts of the Apostles appears as that of Bishop of the Church of Jerusalem, the only example of diocesan episcopacy before the closing years of the apostolic age. The earliest [reference to him in this capacity is found in Acts x11. 17, just about the time when persecution first fell on the members of the apostolic college. Subsequent notices of him are in Acts xv. And xxi. At the Council of Jerusalem he acts as presi dent, sums up the debate, and gives sentence (huh pfm, Acts xv. 19) and it has been thought, from certain slight coincidences with his Epistle, that the letter to the Syrian Churches was drawn up by him. Later on, St. Paul, on the occasion of his last visit to Jerusalem, went in unto James, and all the elders were present (acts xxi. As might be expected from the bishop of the' Church of the circumcision, the glimpses we get of him show us one who is zealous for the Law. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

116 pages, Paperback

Published August 6, 2018

About the author

Edgar Charles Sumner Gibson (23 January 1848, Fawley, Hampshire, England - 8 March 1924, Fareham) was the 31st Bishop of Gloucester. He was born into a clerical family and educated at Charterhouse and Trinity College, Oxford. Ordained in 1872, his first post was as Chaplain at Wells Theological College, rising to Vice Principal in 1875. His next post was as principal of Leeds Clergy School and he later became Rural Dean of the area and Vicar of Leeds Parish Church.

He was appointed an Honorary Chaplain to Queen Victoria in early January 1901.

In 1905 he was elevated to the episcopate where he remained until his death 19 years later.