James was a colorful character among the Twelve Disciples. He had a temperamental character and, at times, overreacted in ...

ATLANTA — Standing in front of a small stone ossuary bearing the inscription "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus," Oded Golan gestures with quiet reverence. The box, he explains, once held ...

Elsewhere in this book, Josephus also reported the execution of St. John the Baptist [XVIII 5.2] and St. James the Just [XX 9.1], even referring to James as "the brother of Jesus who was called ...