James, brother of Jesus

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James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord (Latin: Iacobus from Hebrew: יעקב, Yaʿăqōḇ and Ancient Greek: Ἰάκωβος, Iákōbos, can also be Anglicized as "Jacob"), was, according to the New Testament, a brother of Jesus. James was personally known to Paul the Apostle (Gal 1:19). He was the first leader of the Church of Jerusalem. James was martyred, though the year and manner were disputed; Josephus records his death in 62 AD by being stoned to death on the order of High Priest Ananus ben Ananus, while Hegesippus places his death in 69 AD by being thrown off the pinnacle of the Temple by scribes and Pharisees and then clubbed to death. James, Joses, Simon, and Judas are mentioned as the brothers of Jesus as well as two or more unnamed sisters. (See Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3.) Catholics, Orthodox and some Protestants teach that James and others named in the New Testament as brothers of Jesus were not the biological children of Mary, mother of Jesus, but were cousins of Jesus,...

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