Questions tagged [james-brother-of-jesus]
The brother or half brother of Jesus and traditional author of the Epistle of James. Also known as James the Just. Not to be confused with the Apostle James, one of Jesus' original disciples.
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Was James the son of Alphaeus the presiding Apostle at the first Council held in Jerusalem?
I am reading The Upper Room by Bishop J.C. Ryle and I came to this passage that surprised me:
James the son of Alphaeus was there, who had the honour of being the
presiding Apostle at the first ...
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What are the main arguments Protestants use against the idea of the perpetual virginity of Mary?
Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodoxy have the doctrine of the perpetual virginity of Mary. Protestants generally don't have that belief.
What are the main arguments Protestants use against the idea ...
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What proofs that the Jerusalem church held the same belief of St. Paul with regard to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus?
Some critics of Christianity, (Muslims, for example), argue that though Saint Paul believed that Jesus was crucified and his crucifixion has a significance (that he redeems all people from the effects ...
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Did James brother of Jesus, believe that Jesus is God? if so, why were some Jews in the city offended by his death according to Josephus?
According to Flavius Josephus, Antiquities of the Jew:
AND now Caesar, upon hearing the death of Festus, sent Albinus into Judea, as procurator. But the king deprived Joseph of the high priesthood, ...
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Why does the Catholic Church hold Mary's virginity and the absence of brothers against the historians?
Jesus does not have a brother in the catholic tradition, his mother Mary is a perpetual virgin, which can hardly be compatible with having several children.
Yet in his epistle to the Galatians (1, 19)...
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What is the case that 1 Corinthians 15:7 refers to James the Just, relative of Jesus, rather than James, one of the Twelve?
The following verses refer to "James," and most commentators identify him as the same James who is referred to as the "brother" of Jesus (though the exact meaning of that word is unclear). How do we ...
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Explain similarities and differences in "sinless from the womb " for James, John the Baptist and Mary
My perusal of this site has enlightened me to these three cases where a person is spoken of as being sinless from the womb.
According Catholic Church were all three born sinless?
1) Mary according ...
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Where is the story that James (the 'brother') shared one-half of his inheritance with Jesus?
The story is, I believe, apocryphal; but the "brothers of Jesus, sons of Joseph" rejected sharing their inheritance with Jesus and James, a follower of Jesus and leader of the early church (per Acts), ...
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In any of James's passages, does he agree to the law being cursed and abrogated?
From what I understand, early on there was a disagreement between James (who is said to be the brother of Jesus and the leader of the early Christian movement) and Paul, the latter saying that the law ...
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Do any Protestant groups teach that Paul founded the Church and not Peter?
I have always been told that Peter was the head of the entire Church at the time of Christ. However, James was apparently leader of the Church in Jerusalem, and Paul started a number of churches ...
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Who do Catholics say the Mary in Matthew 27:56 is?
Roman Catholics believe that Mary the mother of Jesus remained a virgin for her whole life. Mary the mother of Jesus is sometimes seen in the gospels with men referred to as Jesus' brothers, with ...
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