James the brother of Jesus

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Christian saint New Testament person biblical figure early Christian leader

James the brother of Jesus is a key leader of the early Jerusalem church, traditionally regarded as Jesus’ sibling and an important figure in the New Testament.

Aliases (5)

James, brother of the Lord ×2
James, the brother of the Lord ×2
James the brother of the Lord ×1
Jude, brother of James ×1
Jude, brother of James and relative of Jesus ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian saint → New Testament person → biblical figure → early Christian leader →
activeInPeriod	1st century →
alsoKnownAs	James of Jerusalem → James the Just → James, the brother of the Lord →
associatedWithEvent	Council of Jerusalem →
basedIn	Jerusalem →
commemoratedAs	martyr →
describedAs	brother of the Lord →
describedBySource	Josephus →
ethnicBackground	Jewish →
familyRelation	member of the family of Jesus →
historicity	generally regarded by scholars as a historical person →
languageLikelySpoken	Aramaic → Greek →
leadershipRole	mediator between Jewish and Gentile Christians →
leadershipStatus	one of the pillars of the Jerusalem church →
martyrdomTradition	executed in Jerusalem → stoned to death →
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles → Epistle of James (traditional attribution) → Epistle to the Galatians → First Epistle to the Corinthians → Gospel of John → Gospel of Luke → Gospel of Mark → Gospel of Matthew → New Testament →
name	James →
positionHeld	leader of the Jerusalem church → pillar of the church →
recognizedBy	Anglican Communion → Catholic Church → Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheran Churches → Oriental Orthodox Churches →
region	Judea →
religion	Christianity →
roleInCouncil	leading figure at the Council of Jerusalem →
siblingOf	Jesus of Nazareth →
sourceAttesting	Paul the Apostle →
traditionalAuthorOf	Epistle of James →
veneratedIn	Christian liturgy →
virtueAttributed	piety → righteousness →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
James the Just ("James, the brother of the Lord") → James the brother of Jesus ("James, the brother of the Lord") →	alsoKnownAs
Pillars of the Church ("James the brother of the Lord") →	associatedWith
Epistle of James ("James, brother of the Lord") →	attributedAuthor
Epistle of Jude ("Jude, brother of James") →	attributedTo
Acts of the Apostles →	featuresCharacter
Letter of James 5:14–15 ("James, brother of the Lord") →	traditionalAuthor
Epistle of Jude ("Jude, brother of James and relative of Jesus") →	traditionalAuthorIdentity