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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
James the Just canonical 22
Apostle James the Just 2
James the Just as key leader 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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

First Epistle to the Corinthians
New Testament
Pauline epistles
linked to: 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
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 Church
Lutheran Churches
linked to: Lutheranism

Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Orthodox Church of Jerusalem claimsFoundationBy Apostle James the Just
linked to: James the Just
Council of Jerusalem presidedOverBy James the Just
James the brother of Jesus alsoKnownAs James the Just
Protoevangelium of James attributedTo James the Just
James the Just alsoKnownAs Saint James the Just
linked to: James the Just
Early Christians keyFigure James the Just
Epistle of James attributedAuthor James the Just
James II of Aragon name James the Just
James the Less possibleIdentificationWith James the Just
subject linked to: the Less
James the Less distinguishedFrom James the Just
subject linked to: the Less
James of Jerusalem alsoKnownAs James the Just
Patriarchate of Jerusalem claimsApostolicSeeOf Apostle James the Just
linked to: James the Just
Jerusalem church associatedWith James the Just
Jerusalem church ledBy James the Just as key leader
linked to: James the Just
James the Righteous hasAlternativeName James the Just
James the Just alsoKnownAs James the Just
subject linked to: James
Hegesippus wroteAbout James the Just
Hegesippus associatedWithFigure James the Just
Liturgy of St. James namedAfter James the Just
Scott McKnight hasWrittenOn James the Just