presuming to teach jesus s message and go out among the gentiles with this message. things got so bad in the relations between paul and james that ultimately they have to have a big conference in jerusalem to sort it out. around 50 a.d., 20 years after the execution of his brother jesus, james presides over a council of the movements leaders. the outcome will decide the future. will they remain a small jewish sect? or will christianity stand alone? paul comes to the foundation afforded by the death and resurrection of christ that also extends to gentiles and he brings a saved christian to jerusalem in order to try to prove his point. here is my friend.
miss this, an all-new episode of the wonder list, bill weir explores venice and what it will take to save venice from sinking. i m poppy harlow. have a great easter sunday. have a great week. captions by vitac www.vitac.com an ancient burial box inscribed with the name james, son of joseph, brother of jesus. a box that might actually be a connection to jesus christ himself but who was his brother james? the gospels are very clear that jesus had siblings. from doubter. can you imagine if your brother said i m the son of god. to leader. james ran the whole show in jerusalem. but why has james been lost to history? james really is the forgotten
later arrested in the garden of gethsemane and the following day is tortured. and executed. jesus family have failed to save him. a gospel not found in the new testament tells us about james. the gospel of the hebrews portrays james as being in jerusalem in the immediate aftermath of the crucifixion. james has probably found the whole business of jesus being crucified about as traumatic and about as life changing as you can imagine.
and he s martyred for his sincere devotion. but pushing james from the walls doesn t kill him. ancient texts record that the final blows come when he s stoned to death and his body is buried on the spot where he falls. in accordance with jewish custom of the time, one year after his death, james bones would have been collected and interned in an ossuary. i think it is likely that james body was claimed by his followers and buried. there was considerable support from within the city of jerusalem right across the board for james to be honored against the demeaning death that was inflicted on him. after james s murder, the crucial role he played in the development of the early church
will fade from view. but today in jerusalem, james is still venerated. the 12th century armenian cathedral is dedicated to him. st. james is our first patriarch. we feel privileged that our brotherhood here in st. james are in direct succession and in direct line to st. james, the first bishop of jerusalem. in our daily prayers, james is our lord. james is sitting next to christ. it s claimed the cathedral is built on the site of james home. worshipers also believe his remains are buried here. according to armenian tradition, the bones of st. james were brought from the valley of kidron where they were