James, Brother of the Lord, Saint (Personal Name)
- James, of Jerusalem, Saint
- Earlier heading: James, Saint, Brother of the Lord
- James, the Just
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Encyc. Brit. (James, Saint; sometimes referred to as the Lord's Brother (d. ca. 62); later tradition records that James was called "the Just"; the early church designates him the first bishop of Jerusalem)
Collier's (James, the "Brother" of the Lord)
New Cath. encyc. (under James (son of Alphaeus), St.: widespread opinion among Catholics is that James of Alphaeus and James the brother (i.e., relative) of the Lord are the same; a number of recent scholars stress a distinction between the Apostles and the brethren; James the brother of the Lord is identified with James of Jerusalem)
Encyc. dict. of relig., 1970 (James, "brother of the Lord"; head of the early church at Jerusalem; modern biblicists deny the identification [with James, son of Alphaeus])
Schaff-Herzog (James the Just)
LC database, 11/3/86 (Hdg.: James, Saint, Brother of the Lord)