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James the Just

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James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord was "a brother of Jesus", according to the New Testament. He was an early leader of the Jerusalem Church of the Apostolic Age. Traditionally, it is believed he was martyred in AD 62 or 69 by being stoned to death by the Pharisees on order of High Priest Ananus ben Ananus.

Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians teach that James, along with others named in the New Testament as "brothers" of Jesus, were not the biological children of Mary, mother of Jesus, but were possibly cousins of Jesus, or step-brothers from a previous marriage of Joseph (as related in the non-canonical Gospel of James).

The Catholic tradition holds that this James is to be identified with James, son of Alphaeu ...more

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	James (Bible #59), ESV 4.78 avg rating — 1,207 ratings — published 85 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of James: Epistles of James, Peter, John and Jude by James the Just, Dalai Lama XIV (Introduction), Peter the Apostle 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1939 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Divine Liturgy of James the Holy Apostle and Brother of the Lord liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anafuras: Ketava de Anafuras de Kudsha Alahaya Lefut Takhsa de °idta Suryata Teritsat Shuvya de Antiyukhya=Anaphoras: The Book of the Divine Liturgies...of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch by James the Just, Syrian Orthodox Church 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 60 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Divine Liturgy of Saint James Brother of the Lord 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old-latin Biblical Texts: Portions Of The Acts Of The Apostles, Of The Epistle Of St. James And Of The First Epistle Of St. Peter 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Letter Of James The Just: In Eight Forms 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Liturgy Of Saint James, The Brother Of The Lord: Or According To The Use Of The Church Of Jerusalem (1858) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A commentary on the Epistle of James (New Testament Commentaries) Hardcover 1982 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hebrews and the epistles general of Peter, James and Jude / edited by J. Herkless. Volume v.29 1902 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.”
― James the Just, James (Bible #59), ESV

tags: anger, demon, devil

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“Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court? Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?”
― James the Just, James (Bible #59), ESV

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