{"id":5232,"date":"2019-04-22T17:12:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T17:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/fraedsla\/?page_id=5232"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:01:11","slug":"jakobsbrefid-inngangur","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/fraedsla\/ritskyring\/jakobsbrefid-inngangur\/","title":{"rendered":"Jakobsbr\u00e9fi\u00f0 – Inngangur"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hvernig getur tr\u00fain veri\u00f0 „dau\u00f0“?\u00a0<\/em>H\u00f6fundur Jakobsbr\u00e9fsins lei\u00f0beinir um \u00fea\u00f0 hvernig kristinn ma\u00f0ur heldur l\u00edfi \u00ed tr\u00fa sinni.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hver eru einkenni Jakobsbr\u00e9fsins?<\/h3>\n

Af upphafi Jakobsbr\u00e9fs m\u00e1 helst r\u00e1\u00f0a, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 sendibr\u00e9f \u00e6tla\u00f0 \u00f6llum kristnum m\u00f6nnum \u00ed gerv\u00f6llu r\u00f3mverska heimsveldinu (1.1). En \u00feegar betur er a\u00f0 g\u00e1\u00f0, kemur \u00ed lj\u00f3s, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00f6llu heldur b\u00e6klingur me\u00f0 lei\u00f0beiningum um \u00fea\u00f0, hvernig hinn kristni \u00e1 a\u00f0 lifa og koma fram vi\u00f0 a\u00f0ra. Heilr\u00e6\u00f0in eru vafningalaus og sk\u00fdr: \u00d6rv\u00e6ntu ekki, \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fe\u00fa hafir l\u00edti\u00f0 handa \u00e1 milli! Gefstu ekki upp \u00fe\u00f3tt reyni \u00e1 \u00feolg\u00e6\u00f0i \u00fe\u00edna og tr\u00fa! Vertu seinn til rei\u00f0i! Ger\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e9r ekki mannamun r\u00edkra og f\u00e1t\u00e6kra. Vertu hj\u00e1lpsamur, g\u00e6ttu tungu \u00feinnar og haf\u00f0u hemil \u00e1 hv\u00f6tunum. Reiddu \u00feig \u00e1 speki Gu\u00f0s. Stattu \u00ed gegn hinu illa. St\u00e6r\u00f0u \u00feig ekki af fyrir\u00e6tlunum \u00fe\u00ednum. S\u00e9rtu st\u00f6ndugur, \u00fe\u00e1 li\u00f0sinntu \u00feeim sem minna mega s\u00edn. Vertu \u00feolinm\u00f3\u00f0ur og g\u00f3\u00f0vilja\u00f0ur og bi\u00f0 fyrir \u00feeim sem \u00feurfa \u00e1 Gu\u00f0s hj\u00e1lp a\u00f0 halda.<\/p>\n

Hver er meginbo\u00f0skapur Jakobsbr\u00e9fsins?<\/h3>\n

H\u00f6fundur Jakobsbr\u00e9fs vill a\u00f0 menn s\u00fdni tr\u00fa s\u00edna \u00ed verki, enda s\u00e9 tr\u00fain dau\u00f0 \u00e1n verka. Hann hvetur lesendur s\u00edna til \u00feess a\u00f0 hl\u00fd\u00f0a „hinu konunglega bo\u00f0i Ritningarinnar: \u00de\u00fa skalt elska n\u00e1unga \u00feinn eins og sj\u00e1lfan \u00feig“ (2.8)<\/p>\n

N\u00e1nar um Jakobsbr\u00e9fi\u00f0<\/h3>\n

Br\u00e9fi\u00f0 er skrifa\u00f0 „\u00feeim t\u00f3lf kynkv\u00edslum \u00ed dreifingunni“ (1.1). \u00deetta or\u00f0alag \u00e1 samt ekki vi\u00f0 \u00cdsraels\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ina, svo sem v\u00e6nta m\u00e6tti \u00ed flj\u00f3tu brag\u00f0i, heldur v\u00edsar \u00fea\u00f0 til hinna kristnu, sem litu \u00e1 sig sem arftaka gy\u00f0ingd\u00f3msins. H\u00f6fundur kve\u00f0st heita Jakob, hebreska nafninu, sem \u00e1 gr\u00edsku er\u00a0Iakobos.<\/em><\/p>\n

Jakobsbr\u00e9fi\u00f0 hefur l\u00f6ngum veri\u00f0 tali\u00f0 rita\u00f0 af Jakobi \u00feeim, sem var br\u00f3\u00f0ir Jes\u00fa, og P\u00e1ll nefnir sem einn af m\u00e1ttarst\u00f3lpum frumsafna\u00f0arins \u00ed Jer\u00fasalem. Margt \u00ed bo\u00f0skap br\u00e9fsins minnir \u00e1 spekirit Gamla testamentisins, en einnig \u00e1 kenningu Jes\u00fa \u00ed gu\u00f0spj\u00f6llunum. M\u00e1lfar, st\u00edll og framsetning gefur \u00fe\u00f3 til kynna, a\u00f0 h\u00f6fundur hafi veri\u00f0 kunnugur talsm\u00e1tanum \u00ed ver\u00f6ld Grikkja \u00e1 fyrstu \u00f6ldinni eftir Krist bur\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 bendir til \u00feess, a\u00f0 s\u00e1 sem h\u00e9r h\u00e9lt \u00e1 penna, hafi veri\u00f0 upp nokkru s\u00ed\u00f0ar en Jakob br\u00f3\u00f0ir Drottins og nafni hans, Jakob postuli Sebedeusson (Matt 4.21).<\/p>\n

Efnisskipan Jakobsbr\u00e9fsins<\/h3>\n

Eftir stuttor\u00f0a heilsun er teki\u00f0 til vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0a lesendum heilt um \u00fea\u00f0, hversu \u00feeir skuli \u00e1stunda Gu\u00f0i \u00fe\u00f3knanlegt l\u00edferni. Efnisyfirliti\u00f0 er annars eftirfarandi:<\/p>\n