The Brother of Jesus: James the Just and His

James the Just was, in the time between Jesus' resurrection and James's death, the most prominent and widely respected leader in Christendom. These essays by eight renowned scholars address such issues as the Jewish context of the early church, the person of James, his literary message and mission, and James in relation to Peter and Paul.

Bruce Chilton is Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, and Rector of the Church of St. John the Evangelist Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Religion and Theology and Senior Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College. The most prolific scholar of his generation, he is the author of over five hundred books

Abbreviations

vii

Preface

ix

The Contributors

xii

Introduction: What Is a Judaism?

1

(9)

Jacob Neusner

Who Was James? Footprints as a Means of Identification

10

(56)

John Painter

James's Message: The Literary Record

66

(22)

Peter H. Davids

The Mission of James in His Time

88

(12)

Wiard Popkes

James and Jesus

100

(38)

Richard Bauckham

James in Relation to Peter, Paul, and the Remembrance of Jesus

138

(23)

Bruce Chilton

Comparing Judaisms: Qumranic, Rabbinic, and Jacobean Judaisms Compared

161

(23)

Craig A. Evans

Epilogue

184

(2)

Bruce Chilton

Appendix: Eisenman's Gospel of James the Just: A Review

186

(12)

Robert M. Price

Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Sources

198

(11)

Index of Modern Authors

209

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The Brother of Jesus: James the Just and His Mission

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