James, the Lord's brother, is stoned in Jerusalem
Galatians 1:19; 1 Corinthians 15:7; Acts 15:13–21; 21:18
James, the brother of Jesus, who had not believed during Jesus' ministry but saw the risen Lord, became the leader of the Jerusalem church. When the governor Festus died, the high priest Ananus had James stoned before the new governor arrived.
Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles
1 Corinthians 15:7 (World English Bible)
Josephus records his death, calling him “the brother of Jesus who was called Christ.” Early Christians called him James the Just for his holiness; Hegesippus says his knees became hard as a camel's from prayer.
Places
Ancient witnesses outside the Bible
Historical sources, not Scripture.
- Antiquities 20.9.1 — James, “the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ”
Dating notes
AD 62, in the interval between the death of Festus and the arrival of Albinus (Josephus, Antiquities, book 20).