Ananus ben Ananus
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Ananus ben Ananus was a High Priest of Israel in Jerusalem, Judaea in the first century AD. He was the High Priest who ordered the execution by stoning of James, the brother of Jesus, according to the
A page from a 1466 copy of Antiquities of the Jews
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James, brother of Jesus
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James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord, was, according to the New Testament, a brother of Jesus. James was personally known to Paul the Apostle. He was the first leader of the Ch
Ananus ben Ananus
…d. 68 AD) was a High Priest of Israel in Jerusalem, Judaea in the first century AD. He was the High Priest who ordered the execution by stoning of James, the brother of Jesus (James the Just), according to the Antiquities of the Jews of Josephus. A delegation sent by citizens upset over the perceived breach of justice met…
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James the Just, 16th-century Russian icon
Icon by Stephanos Tzangarolas, 1688
Martyrdom of James the Just in Menologion of Basil II, a manuscript dating from late 10th or early 11th century.