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James (Hebrew: יעקב Ya'akov; [[Greek]] Ἰάκωβος Iákōbos), first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_centers_of_Christianity#Jerusalem Bishop of Jerusalem], who died in 62 or 69, was an important figure in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity Early Christianity]. He is distinguished from the [[James, the Apostle|Apostle James]], son of Zebedee by various epithets; he is called ''James the brother of the Lord'' by [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] (Galatians 1:19), James the brother of the Lord, surnamed the Just by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegesippus_(chronicler) Hegesippus] and others, "''James the Righteous''", "''James of Jerusalem''", "''James Adelphotheos''" (Ἰάκωβος ὁ ἀδελφόθεος), and so on.

James (Hebrew: יעקב Ya'akov; [[Greek]] Ἰάκωβος Iákōbos), first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_centers_of_Christianity#Jerusalem Bishop of Jerusalem], who died in 62 or 69, was an important figure in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity Early Christianity]. He is distinguished from the [[James, the Apostle|Apostle James]], son of Zebedee by various epithets; he is called ''James the brother of the Lord'' by [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] (Galatians 1:19), James the brother of the Lord, surnamed the Just by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegesippus_(chronicler) Hegesippus] and others, "''James the Righteous''", "''James of Jerusalem''", "''James Adelphotheos''" (Ἰάκωβος ὁ ἀδελφόθεος), and so on.

James became the [[leader]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_centers_of_Christianity#Jerusalem Christian movement] in [[Jerusalem]] in the decades after [[Jesus' death]], but like the rest of the early Christians, [[information]] about his life is scarce and [[ambiguous]]. Apart from a handful of references in the Gospels, the main sources for his life are the [[Acts of the Apostles]], the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=New_Testament#Pauline_epistles Pauline epistles], the historian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus Josephus], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Jerome St. Jerome] who also quotes the early Christian chronicler [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegesippus_(chronicler) Hegesippus]. The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Letters_to_James Epistle of James] in the [[New Testament]] is traditionally attributed to him, and he is a principal author of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolic_Decree Apostolic Decree] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.15 Acts 15]. In the extant lists of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippolytus_of_Rome Hippolytus of Rome], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorotheus_of_Tyre Dorotheus of Tyre], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronicon_Paschale Chronicon Paschale], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitry_of_Rostov Dimitry of Rostov], he is the first of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventy_Apostles Seventy Apostles], though some sources, such as the Catholic Encyclopedia,] draw the conclusion that "these lists are unfortunately worthless".

James became the [[leader]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_centers_of_Christianity#Jerusalem Christian movement] in [[Jerusalem]] in the decades after [[Jesus' death]], but like the rest of the early Christians, [[information]] about his life is scarce and [[ambiguous]]. Apart from a handful of references in the Gospels, the main sources for his life are the [[Acts of the Apostles]], the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=New_Testament#Pauline_epistles Pauline epistles], the historian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus Josephus], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Jerome St. Jerome] who also quotes the early Christian chronicler [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegesippus_(chronicler) Hegesippus]. The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Letters_to_James Epistle of James] in the [[New Testament]] is traditionally attributed to him, and he is a principal author of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolic_Decree Apostolic Decree] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.15 Acts 15]. In the extant lists of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippolytus_of_Rome Hippolytus of Rome], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorotheus_of_Tyre Dorotheus of Tyre], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronicon_Paschale Chronicon Paschale], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitry_of_Rostov Dimitry of Rostov], he is the first of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventy_Apostles Seventy Apostles], though some sources, such as the Catholic Encyclopedia,] draw the conclusion that "these lists are unfortunately worthless".

 

Hegesippus in his fifth book of his Commentaries, writing of James, says "After the apostles, James the brother of the Lord surnamed the Just was made head of the Church at Jerusalem."[4]

Hegesippus in his fifth book of his Commentaries, writing of James, says "After the apostles, James the brother of the Lord surnamed the Just was made head of the Church at Jerusalem."[4]