![]() ![]() ![]() Calling forth the members of the Sanhedrin, he brought before them a man named James, the brother of Jesus who was called the Christ, and others with him. With Festus dead and Albinus still traveling, Annas thought he could have his own way. Annas the younger, however, was a brute who observed the ways of the Sadducees who are known as being cold-hearted when they sit in judgement. He had five sons all whom secured the priesthood. (Note: The elder Annas referred to here is the same Annas of the New Testament Gospels.) The elder Annas had been high priest himself for a time. But before he arrived, King Agrippa appointed Annas to be High priest. "Upon the death of Festus, Emperor Nero sent Albinus to be procurator of Judea. In Antiquities, book 20 chapter nine, he mentions James the brother of Jesus and Annas the High priest: "But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord's brother."Įvidence of the life of James can also be found outside of the Bible from the historian Josephus. The apostle Paul also refers to James as the brother of Jesus in Galatians 1:19: And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, "Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands! "Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?"Įvidently, after the virgin birth of Jesus, Joseph and Mary had sons and daughters of their own. Mark 6:2-3 says: "And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. James the Brother of Jesus James the Brother of Jesus in Bible HistoryĪccording to the Bible, James, who wrote the book of James found in the New Testament, was the brother of Jesus Christ.
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