James (brother of Jesus)
♂Description
Brother (or cousin in some traditions) of Jesus; initially did not believe but became leader of the Jerusalem church after the resurrection. Author of the epistle of James; chaired the Jerusalem council (Acts 15). Martyred in Jerusalem ca. AD 62. Distinct from James son of Zebedee and James son of Alphaeus.
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Two generations up and down. Click any other person to recenter the tree on them. Solid lines are parent-of relationships; dashed pink lines are spouses; dashed amber lines are debated/tradition-divergent edges.
