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
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.
Flavius Josephus was a first-century Jewish historian, general of Galilee during the First Jewish–Roman War, and relative of the high priestly families of the Second Temple who provided external infor
A 1466 edition of Antiquities of the Jews
A 1640 edition of the Works of Josephus
The Complete Works of Josephus, 1582