• James 5:14-16
    • Miraculous physical healing?
      • I Corinthians 12:9 - “gifts of healing”
      • Miracle + oil (Mark 6:13
      • Miracle + prayer (Matthew 17:21
      • Questions:
        • Why this explanation (miracles are not mentioned)?
        • Why are elders specified?
    • Non-miraculous physical healing?
      • Elders are specified simply because they would certainly be faithful men who would be on ‘praying terms’ with God.
      • Olive oil was often used as a basic medicine in those days.
    • Spiritual healing?
      • Perhaps: whole passage is talking about one overtaken in sin.
      • sick [astheneo, 770]: same root word in I Corinthians 11:30
      • Elders help with spiritual sickness (Hebrews 13:17.
      • Christians praying for one another’s forgiveness harmonizes with I John 5:16.
      • Perhaps the same theme runs through James 5:14-20.
      • Questions:
        • What positive reason do we have for taking this figuratively?
        • What about the oil?