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James

2 BC – AD 62

Half-brother of Jesus who became a believer after the resurrection. Led the Jerusalem church and authored the Epistle of James. Martyred in AD 62 — stoned according to Josephus; a later tradition adds that he was first thrown from the Temple parapet.

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2 BC – AD 62
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Roman Empire
2 BCAD 62
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Half-brother of Jesus who became a believer after the resurrection.

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