Following James the Brother of Jesus Out of Christianity

This is part of an engaging interview I did with Jono & Jason (‪@Truth2URadio‬ ) some years ago in which we talked about my book, Paul and Jesus, in the light of James the brother of Jesus. These two are among my all-time favorite interviewers. I love their style, their spiritual quest, and their honest spirit of trying to sort things out in terms of biblical topics. Check out the channel above and be sure to subscribe for much more. Jono does a weekly show with Ross Nichols, see his newly developed channel‪@RossKNicholsTV‬ , covering a range of fascinating historical and biblical topics.


The treatise attributed to Jesus' brother James in the New Testament was not even considered "Christian" by many Protestant theologians such as Martin Luther. And yet this James was the leader of the followers of Jesus after the crucifixion--and held that position until his own brutal death in 63 CE at the hands of the same Annas family of priests in Jerusalem. What would it mean to take James the brother of Jesus seriously--in contact to Paul who has become the architect of what we know as "Christianity?" Would that take one "out of" Christianity as we know it today? One could make a good case that James was not even a Christian--certainly he would not pass any of the creedal confessional tests of orthodox Christianity. So what are the implications thereof, and why did Paul, for all intents and purposes, become the most influential apostle in the movement?

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