Who came up with "James the Just"?

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mlinssen
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Who came up with "James the Just"?

Post by mlinssen »

I've searched the forum but didn't find anything.
In the NT there's only "James, the brother of the Lord" at best

There is the statement

Eusebius records that Clement of Alexandria related, "This James, whom the people of old called the Just because of his outstanding virtue

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James,_brother_of_Jesus

but that's it.
Would this be the only name that is different from what is in the NT texts?

Jacob the Righteous is what it should say, by the way.
But it looks like this charade only came into play after 300 CE?
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Re: Who came up with "James the Just"?

Post by Ken Olson »

mlinnsen,

I have a theory on when and why James came to be called the Just that I posted on the list some time back:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1540&p=35384

Best,

Ken
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