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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 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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