James the Righteous

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James the Righteous is a key figure of early Christianity traditionally identified as Jesus’ brother and the leader of the Jerusalem church.

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James the Righteous canonical 1

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish Christian
New Testament figure
early Christian leader
martyr
saint
approximateDeathDate circa 62 CE
associatedWithEvent Council of Jerusalem
associatedWork Epistle of James
surface form: Epistle of James (traditional attribution)
basedIn Jerusalem
deathCause martyrdom
deathManner execution by stoning (traditional account)
thrown from the Temple area and stoned (Christian tradition)
describedIn Acts of the Apostles
Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History
surface form: Eusebius of Caesarea’s Church History

New Testament
Pauline Epistles
surface form: Pauline epistles

Works of Flavius Josephus
surface form: writings of Josephus
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyRelation brother of Jesus
cousin or close relative of Jesus (alternative view)
son of Joseph (traditional view)
son of Mary (traditional view)
feastDay varies by tradition
hasAlternativeName James of Jerusalem
James the Just
James the brother of Jesus
surface form: James, brother of Jesus

James the brother of Jesus
surface form: James, the brother of the Lord
influenceOn Jewish Christianity
early Christian ethics
languageSpoken Aramaic
Greek
memberOf early Christian church
mentionedIn Acts 12:17
Acts of the Apostles
surface form: Acts 15

Acts 21:18
Galatians 1:19
Galatians 2:9
notableFor being called the brother of Jesus
leadership of the Jerusalem church
mediating between Jewish and Gentile Christians
prominence in early Christianity
positionHeld head of the Jerusalem community of believers
leader of the Jerusalem church
religion Christianity
Judaism
reputedPractice Nazarite-like lifestyle (traditional reports)
frequent prayer in the Temple
roleInEvent leading figure at the Council of Jerusalem
scholarlyViewOnAuthorship Epistle of James likely pseudonymous (many scholars)
theologicalStance emphasis on observance of the Law for Jewish Christians
support for inclusion of Gentiles without full Torah observance
timePeriod 1st century
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

some Protestant traditions
virtue asceticism
piety
righteousness

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Subject: James the Righteous
Description of subject: James the Righteous is a key figure of early Christianity traditionally identified as Jesus’ brother and the leader of the Jerusalem church.

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James the Just alsoKnownAs James the Righteous