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James' zeal for Jesus resulted in his being the first of the 12 apostles to be martyred. He was killed with the sword on order of King Herod Agrippa I of Judea, about 44 A.D., in a general persecution of the early church .
New International Version. He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. New Living Translation. He had the apostle James (John’s brother) killed with a sword. English Standard Version. He killed James the brother of John with the sword, Berean Standard Bible.
He turns James into a Jewish priest and Nazarite saint (cf. his advice to Paul, Acts 21:23, 24), who drank no wine, ate no flesh, never shaved nor took a bath, and wore only linen. But the Biblical James is Pharisaic and legalistic, rather than Essenic and ascetic" (Schaff, Ch. Hist. I. p. 268).
James, the Lord Jesus' brother, counted the most righteous of all men, was thrown from the temple and beaten to death with a club. Here is the earliest account of the death of James.
Aug 13, 2004 · The account of Peter’s deliverance, contrasted against the death of James, is to be understood in the light of several earlier incidents. The biblical accounts of these incidents are given below: Mark 10:35-40. 35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him.
Beating death of James the Just (Brother of Jesus) “Such was his martyrdom. They buried him on the spot by the temple and his gravestone is still there by the temple (in c. 160). He became a true witness to both Jews and Gentiles that Jesus is the Christ.
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The Apostle James was the brother of the Apostle John and James was the first apostle martyred, probably around 44 AD. James was in the so-called circle of honor among the apostles with Peter and John and they were privileged to be eyewitnesses of the Transfiguration (Matt 17:1-9).
