James the Righteous
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James the Righteous is a key figure of early Christianity traditionally identified as Jesus’ brother and the leader of the Jerusalem church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James the Righteous canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2027861 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James the Righteous Context triple: [James the Just, alsoKnownAs, James the Righteous]
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A.
James the Less
James the Less is a figure in the New Testament traditionally regarded as one of Jesus Christ’s twelve apostles, often distinguished from James the son of Zebedee.
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B.
John the Steadfast
John the Steadfast was Elector of Saxony and a key early supporter of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire.
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C.
John the Revelator
John the Revelator is the traditional name given to the visionary author of the New Testament Book of Revelation, who is said to have received apocalyptic visions on the island of Patmos.
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D.
John the Iberian
John the Iberian was a 10th-century Georgian monk and nobleman renowned as a leading figure of Georgian monasticism and co-founder of the Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos.
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E.
Daniel of Galicia
Daniel of Galicia was a 13th-century Ruthenian prince and king who ruled the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, noted for his political acumen, resistance to regional threats, and efforts to strengthen and Westernize his realm.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James the Righteous Target entity description: James the Righteous is a key figure of early Christianity traditionally identified as Jesus’ brother and the leader of the Jerusalem church.
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A.
James the Less
James the Less is a figure in the New Testament traditionally regarded as one of Jesus Christ’s twelve apostles, often distinguished from James the son of Zebedee.
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B.
John the Steadfast
John the Steadfast was Elector of Saxony and a key early supporter of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire.
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C.
John the Revelator
John the Revelator is the traditional name given to the visionary author of the New Testament Book of Revelation, who is said to have received apocalyptic visions on the island of Patmos.
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D.
John the Iberian
John the Iberian was a 10th-century Georgian monk and nobleman renowned as a leading figure of Georgian monasticism and co-founder of the Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos.
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E.
Daniel of Galicia
Daniel of Galicia was a 13th-century Ruthenian prince and king who ruled the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, noted for his political acumen, resistance to regional threats, and efforts to strengthen and Westernize his realm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish Christian
ⓘ
New Testament figure ⓘ early Christian leader ⓘ martyr ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| approximateDeathDate | circa 62 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Council of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Epistle of James (traditional attribution)
ⓘ
linked to:
Epistle of James
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| basedIn | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| deathCause | martyrdom ⓘ |
| deathManner |
execution by stoning (traditional account)
ⓘ
thrown from the Temple area and stoned (Christian tradition) ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Eusebius of Caesarea’s Church History ⓘ
linked to:
Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History
New Testament ⓘ Pauline epistles ⓘ
linked to:
Pauline Epistles
writings of Josephus ⓘ
linked to:
Works of Flavius Josephus
|
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
brother of Jesus
ⓘ
cousin or close relative of Jesus (alternative view) ⓘ son of Joseph (traditional view) ⓘ son of Mary (traditional view) ⓘ |
| feastDay | varies by tradition ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
James of Jerusalem
ⓘ
James the Just ⓘ James, brother of Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
James the brother of Jesus
James, the brother of the Lord ⓘ
linked to:
James the brother of Jesus
|
| influenceOn |
Jewish Christianity
ⓘ
early Christian ethics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | early Christian church ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts 12:17
ⓘ
Acts 15 ⓘ
linked to:
Acts of the Apostles
Acts 21:18 ⓘ Galatians 1:19 ⓘ Galatians 2:9 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being called the brother of Jesus
ⓘ
leadership of the Jerusalem church ⓘ mediating between Jewish and Gentile Christians ⓘ prominence in early Christianity ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of the Jerusalem community of believers
ⓘ
leader of the Jerusalem church ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| reputedPractice |
Nazarite-like lifestyle (traditional reports)
ⓘ
frequent prayer in the Temple ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | leading figure at the Council of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| scholarlyViewOnAuthorship | Epistle of James likely pseudonymous (many scholars) ⓘ |
| theologicalStance |
emphasis on observance of the Law for Jewish Christians
ⓘ
support for inclusion of Gentiles without full Torah observance ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
some Protestant traditions ⓘ |
| virtue |
asceticism
ⓘ
piety ⓘ righteousness ⓘ |
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Subject: James the Righteous Description of subject: James the Righteous is a key figure of early Christianity traditionally identified as Jesus’ brother and the leader of the Jerusalem church.
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