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    James the Just

    Birth: unknown

    Death: unknown

    Nickname: יעקב (Ya'akov)

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"James, who died in martyrdom in 62 or 69 AD, was an important figure of the Apostolic Age. Other epithets used to refer to James include James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord. Roman Catholic tradition generally holds that this James is to be identified with James, son of Alphaeus, and James the Less. It is agreed by most that he should not be confused with James, son of Zebedee.

Catholics and Orthodox, as well as some Anglicans and Lutherans, believe in the perpetual virginity of Mary, teach that James along with others named as "brothers" (Greek: ἀδελφοὶ, translit. adelphoi, lit. 'brethren') of Jesus were not the biological children of Mary, but were probably cousins of Jesus."

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"James, who died in martyrdom in 62 or 69 AD, was an important figure of the Apostolic Age. Other epithets used to refer to James include James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord. Roman Catholic tradition generally holds that this James is to be identified with James, son of Alphaeus, and James the Less. It is agreed by most that he should not be confused with James, son of Zebedee. Catholics and Orthodox, as well as some Anglicans and Lutherans, believe in the perpetual virginity of Mary, teach that James along with others named as "brothers" (Greek: ἀδελφοὶ, translit. adelphoi, lit. 'brethren') of Jesus were not the biological children of Mary, but were probably cousins of Jesus."
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