"Sit u hier maar gaan staan jy daar" : kantaantekeninge by Jakobus 2:1-4

Abstract

The question is what the speaker in James 2:2-3 intended when he said that the rich man may sit "here" on a good place, but that the poor man must stand over "there" or may sit "under" his footstool. It is argued that this episode should be located within a larger ancient house which was used as a gathering place for the Christian community. The poor man is asked to stand in the courtyard or may sit on the ground in the sittingroom. The rich man gets a place on the couches, common pieces of furniture in these rooms.