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Saint James

Saint James in the Bible, the "brother" of Jesus . The Gospels make several references to the brothers of Jesus, and St. Paul speaks of "James the Lord's brother." While Protestants generally regard James as a child of Mary and Joseph conceived after the birth of Jesus, Catholic and Orthodox belief in the perpetual virginity of Mary precludes a blood relationship between Jesus and James, leading those churches to posit that James was a stepbrother (assuming a previous marriage for Joseph) or a cousin. The latter hypothesis, which is favored by the Roman Catholic Church, identifies James with St, James the Less.

The James whom Paul calls "the Lord's brother" witnessed the Resurrection and became a leader of the church in Jerusalem, by tradition the first bishop there. He apparently opposed the imposition of Jewish Law on gentile Christians but believed that Jewish Christians should continue to observe it. He is probably the James of the epistle of that name. Some scholars believe that he wrote it himself, others that it was written at a later date under his name. The Jewish historian Josephus records that James was stoned to death at the instigation of the priests c.AD 62.

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	Brother of Jesus, Friend of God: Studies in the Letter of James.(Book Review) Magazine article from: Currents in Theology and Mission; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; Brother of Jesus, Friend of God: Studies in the Letter of James. By Luke Timothy...is convinced that James, the brother of Jesus, himself wrote the...Johnson sees between James and Leviticus 19...similarity to sayings of Jesus is drawn out well... Read more
	Unearthing clues to 'Jesus' brother'.(Book Review) Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 6/20/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...ahui de Yeshua': James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus. Is this the final...reconstruct a history of James, from his being a brother of Jesus to becoming a disciple as a result of Jesus' death and resurrection. From there James emerges as the head... Read more
	Who's who in Jesus' family. (What Does The Ossuary Tell Us?). Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 5/3/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...skeletal remains of James the brother of Jesus has continued to come...the inscribed phrase James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus really narrow the box...believing that Mary bore James and other children after Jesus was born. At least one... Read more
	Burial box may have held bones of Jesus' brother: ossuary cracks on way to Toronto museum. (News). Magazine article from: Presbyterian Record; 12/1/2002; ; 521 words ; ...have contained the bones of James, brother of Jesus. It sounds like a story made...to examine it. Could it be James the brother of Jesus? There was no mention of Nazareth...that brother is an idiom and James was Jesus' cousin. Ironically, the ossuary... Read more
	St. James the elder, apostle July 25, 2004.(Preaching Helps) Magazine article from: Currents in Theology and Mission; 6/1/2004; 700+ words ; ...important occasions in Jesus' life: at the raising...of Gethsemane. But James does not do or say...personal glimpse of James we have is the request...his brother make of Jesus: Grant us to sit...37). Even here, James and John make the...their question to Jesus arises out of the... Read more
	Living by the word: in the know.(criticism on Jesus Christ) Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 9/5/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...closer to the cross. This recognition lies at the root of Jesus' unwillingness to have his followers going around Galilee...but not understanding the nature of his messiahship. As Jesus made clear, such understanding is not simply a matter of mastering the correct vocabulary to use about Jesus. Rather, ... Read more
	Lessons plan.(Living by the Word)(James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38) Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 9/6/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Abraham, Rahab and Jesus (James 2:23-26). It is hypocrisy...the God of our Lord Jesus. It is also hypocrisy...this is the problem James addresses. If we...judgment. The warning James gives is especially...Maybe this is why Jesus becomes so angry... Read more
	Did another hand add Jesus' name to box?(James ossuary inscription controversy) Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 12/18/2002; ; 641 words ; ...writing Jacob (James), son of Joseph...that brother of Jesus was added by a...uniqueness of the James--son of Joseph--brother of Jesus combination is...was the father of James. Reflecting traditional...Fitzmeyer cast doubt on Jesus' having blood brothers... Read more
	Was James' stone authentic?(ENTERTAINMENT) Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 2/7/2007; 229 words ; ...inscribed with the name of James, the brother of Jesus. Since then, controversy has...have contained the remains of James the Just, brother of Jesus. Dr. Magness' book Dead Sea...inscribed with the name of James, the brother of Jesus. Read more
	Israeli archeologists call ossuary writing fake: link to Jesus' brother James is forgery, they say, but other experts call finding premature. (World).(Column) Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 7/4/2003; 700+ words ; ...suggesting it held the remains of James, the brother of Jesus, is a fake, Israeli archaeological...about 70 A.D. At the time of Jesus and James, it was common among Jews...Robert Eisenman, author of James the Brother of Jesus: The Key to Unlocking the... Read more

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