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• Epistle of James — The Epistle of James is a book in the Christian New Testament. The author identifies himself as James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ , traditionally understood as James the Just, the brother of Jesus (see Authorship and… …   Wikipedia

• Epistle of James — noun a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle • Syn: ↑James • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Epistle • Part Holonyms: ↑New Testament …   Useful english dictionary

• Epistle of St. James —     Epistle of St. James     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle of St. James     The questions concerning this epistle are treated in the following order:     I. Author and Genuineness; II. Tradition as to the Canonicity; III. Analysis and… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Epistle to the Galatians — The Epistle to the Galatians is a book of the New Testament. It is a letter from Paul of Tarsus to a number of early Christian communities in the Roman province of Galatia in central Anatolia. It is principally concerned with the controversy… …   Wikipedia

• Epistle of Barnabas — The Epistle of Barnabas is a Greek treatise with some features of an epistle containing twenty one chapters, preserved complete in the 4th century Codex Sinaiticus where it appears at the end of the New Testament. It is traditionally ascribed to… …   Wikipedia

• James — prop. n. 1. William James, an American psychologist and philosopher (1842 1910). He was the brother of Henry James. Syn: William James. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Henry James, an American novelist and critic, born 1843, died 1916. He was the brother of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The Shepherd of Hermas — (sometimes just called The Shepherd ) is a Christian work of the second century, considered a valuable book by many Christians, and occasionally considered canonical scripture by some of the early Church fathers. The Shepherd had great authority… …   Wikipedia

• James the Just — Vespasian s siege and capture of Jerusalem delayed the selection of Simeon of Jerusalem to succeed James.Josephus account of James death is more credible because the Acts of Apostles doesn t mention anything about James after the year 60.… …   Wikipedia

• James — noun 1. a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473 1513) • Syn: ↑James IV • Instance Hypernyms: ↑king, ↑male monarch, ↑Rex •… …   Useful english dictionary

• James — I. /dʒeɪmz/ (say jaymz) noun 1. an apostle, son of Zebedee and brother of the apostle John. (Matthew 4:21). 2. ( James the Lord s brother ), the reputed author of the Epistle of James. Galatians 1:19, Mark, 6:3. 3. Also, James the Less. ( James… …  

• James,Saint — I. James1, Saint Known as “the Great.” Died A.D. 44. One of the 12 Apostles. The son of Zebedee and brother of John, he preached in Spain and was martyred on his return to Judea.   II. James2, Saint Known as “the Less.” Died c. A.D. 62.… …   Universalium