Saint James the Just - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Saint James The Just: Encyclopedia - Saint James The Just
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint James The Just: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint James The Just - Influence
As early as Origen, James the Just has been given credit for writing the New Testament Epistle of James, although this epistle has also b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jesus - Life And Teachings Based Upon The Gospels
Jesus - Chronology. Main article: Chronology of Jesus The most detailed accounts of Jesus' birth are contained in the Gospel of Matth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jesus - Religious Perspectives
Jesus has an important role in two religions, Christianity and Islam. Most other religions, however, do not consider Jesus to have been a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jesus - Religious Perspectives
Jesus has an important role in the two world religions, Christianity and Islam. Most other religions, however, do not consider Jesus to h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jesus - Historicity
Most modern scholars hold that the works describing Jesus were initially communicated by oral tradition, and were not committed to writin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jesus - Background
Biblical scholars, such as Shaye Cohen, John Dominic Crossan, Paula Fredriksen, John P. Meier, E.P. Sanders, and Geza Vermes agree that J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jesus - Background
The main sources regarding his life and teachings are the four canonical Gospels from the New Testament, which various scholars debate to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint James The Just: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint James The Just - Brother Half-brother Step-brother Or Cousin Of Jesus
To many dispassionate outsiders, the number of the Jameses in the immediate circle of Jesus seems to have been multiplied, and Jerome's p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint James The Just: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint James The Just - The Ossuary
Main article: James Ossuary In the November 2002 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, André Lemaire of the Sorbonne University in Paris...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint James The Just: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint James The Just - Death
A debated passage, often characterized as a Christian interpolation, in Josephus's Jewish Antiquities records James' death in Jerusalem a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint James The Just: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint James The Just - Brother Half-brother Step-brother Or Cousin Of Jesus
To many dispassionate outsiders, the number of the James-es in the immediate circle of Jesus seems to have been multiplied, and Jerome's ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint James The Just: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint James The Just - The Ossuary
Main article: James Ossuary In the November 2002 issue of Bible Archeology Review, André Lemaire of the Sorbonne University in Paris, pu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint James The Just: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint James The Just - Brother, Half-brother, Step-brother Or Cousin Of Jesus
To many dispassionate outsiders, the number of the Jameses in the immediate circle of Jesus seems to have been multiplied, and Jerome's p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint James The Just: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint James The Just - Name
James was called "the Just" because of his ascetic practices, which involved taking Nazarite vows. The name also helps distinguish him fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint James The Just: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint James The Just - Life
The canonical writings of the New Testament, as well as other written sources from the early church, provide some insights into Saint Jam...   » Read the article