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James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord (Latin: Iacobus from Hebrew: יעקב, Ya'aqov and Greek: Ἰάκωβος, Iákōbos, can also be Anglicized as "Jacob"), was a brother of Jesus, according to the New Testament. He was the first leader of the Jerusalem Church of the Apostolic Age.
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St. James the Just, also known as James the Less or James the brother of Jesus, is a significant figure in Catholicism. He is recognized as one of the Twelve Apostles and was the first Bishop of Jerusalem.
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The canonical writings of the New Testament, as well as other written sources from the early church, provide some insights into James' life and his role in the early church. The Synoptics mention his name, but nothing else about him, whereas the Gospel of Johnand early chapters of the Acts of the Apostles do not even mention James. Acts of the Apos...
According to a passage in Josephus's Jewish Antiquities, (xx.9) "the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, whose name was James" met his death after the death of the procurator Porcius Festus, yet before Lucceius Albinus took office (Antiquities 20,9) — which has thus been dated to 62. The High Priest Ananus ben Ananus took advantage of this lac...
Some apocryphal gospels testify to the reverence Jewish followers of Jesus (like the Ebionites) had for James. The Gospel of the Hebrews fragment 21 relates the risen Jesus' appearance to James. The Gospel of Thomas (one of the works included in the Nag Hammadi library), saying 12, relates that the disciples asked Jesus, "We are aware that you will...
Was James' Christianity more concerned with establishing God's Kingdom on Earth?" is a question that emerges from this theory. For James to have been able to enter the Holy of Holies suggests that he was not regarded as a heretic, or with disfavor, by the Temple authorities, that is, by the High Priest at least up until shortly before his death. Wa...
Jesus' "brothers"—James as well as Jude, Simon and Joses—are mentioned in Matthew 13:55, Mark 6:3 and by Paul in Galatians 1:19. Since James' name always appears first in lists, this suggests he was the eldest, after Jesus. Even in the passage in Josephus' Jewish Antiquities(20.9.1) the Jewish historian describes James as "the brother of Jesus who ...
In the November 2002 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, André Lemaire of the Sorbonne University in Paris, published the report that an ossuary bearing the inscription Ya`aqov bar Yosef akhui Yeshua` ("James son of Joseph brother of Jesus") had been identified belonging to a collector, who quickly turned out to be Oded Golan, a forger posing as ...
Bütz, Jeffrey. The Brother of Jesus and the Lost Teachings of Christianity. Rochester, Vt: Inner Traditions, 2005. ISBN 9781594770432Brown, Raymond E. An Introduction to the New Testament. New York: Doubleday, 1997. ISBN 0385247672Carroll, James. Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews : a History. Boston, NT: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. ISBN 9780395779279Chilton, Bruce, and Jacob Neusner. The Brother of Jesus: James the Just and His Mission. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001. ISBN 9780664222994All links retrieved March 20, 2018. 1. "The martyrdom of James, the brother of the Lord"Quotes from lost writings of Hegesippus in Eusebius. 2. Jerome, De Viris Illustribusch.2, the second chapter, directly following Simon Peter. 3. Fragments of Papias 4. Catholic Encyclopedia: St. James the Less, whom this article identifies with James the Just. 5...
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Saint James (died ad 62, Jerusalem; Western feast day May 3) was a Christian apostle, according to St. Paul, although not one of the original Twelve Apostles. He was leader of the Jerusalem Christians, who with Saints Peter and John the Evangelist is one of “the pillars of the church.”
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The Bishop (from Greek “ episkopos ” meaning “overseer, watcher”) of Jerusalem, and the first to be called “Bishop,” was James The Just, Jesus’ brother, who had been appointed by the Apostles. He was called “Righteousness” and Oblias, in Greek meaning “Bulwark of the People.”.
Jul 5, 2023 · James is always named first when Jesus’ brothers are listed, which in his day likely meant that he was the eldest of the four. Known as James the Just and Old Camel Knees, James led the church at Jerusalem until his violent death in AD 62. Photo credit: ©Getty Images/Anyaberkut.
Oct 22, 2012 · Saint James the Just, also called James Adelphos and James the Brother of Our Lord (died AD 62), was the first Bishop or Patriarch of Jerusalem. According to the Protoevangelion of James, James was the son of Joseph —along with the other 'brethren of the Lord' mentioned in the scripture—from a marriage prior to his betrothal to Mary.
