James the Just

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James the Just is a key figure of the early Christian church, traditionally identified as Jesus’ brother and the first leader of the Jerusalem Christian community.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Apostle James the Just 1
Saint James the Just 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament person
biblical figure
early Christian leader
saint
alsoKnownAs James of Jerusalem
James the Righteous
James the brother of Jesus
surface form: James, the brother of the Lord

James the Just
surface form: Saint James the Just
associatedWith Jerusalem
attributedWork Epistle of James
culturalContext Second Temple Judaism
deathCause martyrdom (traditional view)
deathPlace Jerusalem
surface form: Jerusalem (traditional view)
describedAs the Lord’s brother
describedIn Acts of the Apostles
Epistle to the Galatians
Epistle of James
surface form: Epistle to the James (attributed)

First Epistle to the Corinthians
New Testament
Pauline Epistles
surface form: Pauline epistles
disputedAttribution authorship of the Epistle of James
era 1st century
familyRelation brother of Jesus (traditional view)
cousin or close relative of Jesus (Catholic and Orthodox interpretation)
son of Joseph (traditional view in some traditions)
son of Mary (traditional view in some traditions)
feastDay May 1 (some Anglican calendars)
May 3 (Roman Catholic, with Philip)
October 23 (Eastern Orthodox)
knownFor emphasis on observance of the Law (as reported by some sources)
mediating between Jewish and Gentile Christians
piety and righteousness
prominent leadership in the early Church
language Aramaic (likely spoken)
Greek (context of early Christian writings)
mentionedIn Acts 12:17
Acts 15:13
Acts 21:18
Galatians 1:19
Epistle to the Galatians
surface form: Galatians 2:9
participatedIn Council of Jerusalem
positionHeld head of the Jerusalem Christian community
leader at the Council of Jerusalem
religion Christianity
role apostolic figure
church elder
leader of the Jerusalem church
pillar of the early Church
source Eusebius of Caesarea
Hegesippus
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Churches

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

Referenced by (12)

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James the Just alsoKnownAs James the Just
this entity surface form: Saint James the Just
James the brother of Jesus alsoKnownAs James the Just
Epistle of James attributedAuthor James the Just
Protoevangelium of James attributedTo James the Just
this entity surface form: Apostle James the Just
Early Christians keyFigure James the Just
Council of Jerusalem presidedOverBy James the Just