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May 21, 2024 · Later tradition records that James was called “the Just” and was noted for his fulfillment of Jewish law. Though opposing those Jewish Christians who required that Gentile Christians submit to Jewish Law, including circumcision, he believed Jewish Christians should continue loyalty to Jewish practice and piety, as he did himself. His piety ...
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2 days ago · In Book II, Chapter 23.20 of his Church History, Eusebius mentions Josephus' reference to the death of James. Eusebius attributes the following quote to Josephus: "These things happened to the Jews to avenge James the Just, who was a brother of Jesus, that is called the Christ. For the Jews slew him, although he was a most just man."
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4 days ago · The twelve disciples were Peter, James (Jesus’ brother), John, Andrew, Philip, Judas Iscariot (who betrayed Jesus, and was replaced by Matthias), Matthew, Thomas, James, the son of Alpheus, Bartholomew, Judas Thaddeus; and Simon the Zealot. In this article we take a closer look at the two “sons of thunder,” James the Greater and Saint ...
3 days ago · Peter was soon eclipsed in this leadership by James the Just, "the Brother of the Lord," which may explain why the early texts contain scant information about Peter. According to Lüdemann, in the discussions about the strictness of adherence to the Jewish Law, the more conservative faction of James the Just gained the upper hand over the more ...
May 13, 2024 · Blessing Bursts TV. 363 subscribers. Subscribed. 4. 114 views 2 days ago. Who is James the Just? How did he become a leader of the early church, without being one of the original disciples? Is it...
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May 23, 2024 · New Testament sources suggest that James the Just, brother of Jesus and leader of the Jerusalem church still believed the Torah was binding on Jewish Christians. In Galatians 2:11-14 , Paul described "people from James" causing the Apostle Peter and other Jewish Christians in Antioch to break table fellowship with Gentiles (see Incident at ...
May 15, 2024 · The history of Christianity is complex and fascinating. It is a story of beliefs, practices, and institutions that have evolved over two millennia. Early Christianity refers to the period of the first three centuries of the Common Era, when Christianity emerged as a distinct religious movement in the eastern Mediterranean world.
