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Just James: The Brother of Jesus in History and Tradition (1997) is a book by John Painter.

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Published in Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina, 1997. Republished by the same publisher in 2004.

Table of Contents (2004 edition)

Just James: The Death of a Legend

Part I: The Gospels, Acts, and the Letters of Paul

1. The Gospels: James and the Family of Jesus
- The Family in the Gospels
  - The Role of the Family
  - James: Follower or Opponent
- John: The Family as Followers
  - John 2:12: The Faithful Family
  - John 7:3-5: The Brothers as Unbelievers?
  - John 19:25-27: The Ideal Disciples and the Absence of James
- The Synoptics: The Markan Framework and Its Interpretation by Matthew and Luke
- Mark: A Critique of Disciples and Family
  - Mark 3:20-21: Disciples or Family?
  - Mark 3:31-35: The Eschatological Family
  - Mark 6:3-4: Jesus' Rejection of His Own Country
  - Mark 15:40 and Parallels: The Women at the Cross
- Matthew: Nativity and Rejection
  - Matt 1:18-25: The Nativity
  - Matt 12:46-50: The Eschatological Family
  - Math 13-53:58: The Proverb of Rejection
- Luke the Idealization of the Family
  - Luke 1:26-56: The Role of Mary in Luke's Nativity Story
  - Luke 4:16-30: The Rejection of Nazareth
  - Luke 8:19-21: The True Family of Jesus
2. Acts: James as Convert or Foundation Leader?
- Acts 1:14: The Role of Jesus' Family in the Earliest Church
- Acts 12:17: The Leadership of James
- The Hebrews and the Hellenists
- Acts 15: James and the Council of Jerusalem
- Acts 21:17-26: James as Leader of the Jerusalem Church
- Acts 21:27-36; 23:12-22: James and the Arrest of Paul
3. The Letters of Paul: Paul and James
- Galatians: The Two Missions in Antioch and Jerusalem
  - Gal 1:17-19: Leadership in Jerusalem
  - Gal 2:1-10: The Pillars and the Leadership of the Two Missions
  - Gal 2:11-14: James and the Dispute at Antioch
  - Two Missions, Many Factions
- 1 Corinthians: Rivalry between James, Peter, and Paul
  - 1 Cor 1:5-6: The Role of Wives and Work in the Two Missions
  - 1 Cor 15:5-8: Rival Appearance Traditions
4. James, Peter, Matthew, and Paul: Diversity and Conflict in the Two Missions
- Peter and James as Opponents of Paul
- Peter and James and the Leadership Question
- Matthew and the Gentile Mission
- B. H. Streeter and the Conflict between the Two Missions
- Matthew and Antioch
- The Law in Matthew
  - Matt 5:17-20
  - Matthew and Q: Matt 11:12-13
  - Matt 28:19-20
- Models of Leadership and Mission

Part II: Images of James in the Early Church

5. Tradition in Eusebius: James the Just, Brother of the Lord, First Bishop and Martyr
- HE 1.12.4-5: Paul and James according to Josephus
- HE 1.13.1-22; 2.1.6-7: The Abgar Incident: An Interlude?
- HE 2.1.2-5: The Use of Unspecified and Specific Sources
- HE 2.1.2: The Summary Statement
- HE 2.1.3-5: Two Quotations from Clement
- HE 2.1.5: Eusebius Appeals to Paul to Clarify the Identity of James
- HE 2.23.1-25: The Martyrdom of James
  - HE 2.23.1-3: The Summary by Eusebius
  - HE 2.23.3-18: Hegesippus according to Eusebius
  - HE 2.23.19: Eusebius' Concluding Summary of Hegesippus
  - HE 2.23.20: First "Quotation" of Josephus
  - HE 2.23.21-24: Josephus and the Martyrdom of James
  - HE 2.23.24-25: Final Summary on James and the Reference to the Epistle
- HE 3.5.2-3: Summary Statements Concerning James as First Bishop and Martyr
- HE 3.7.7-9; 3.11.1; 3.12.1: The Death of Jesus and the Siege of Jerusalem
  - HE 3.7.7-9: The Delay of the Siege
  - HE 3.11.1; 3.12.1: After the Siege
- HE 3.19.1-3.20.7: The Family of Jesus until the Reign of Trajan
- HE 3.32.1-6: Symeon in the Time of Trajan
- HE 4.5.1-4: The Traditional List of the Bishops of Jerusalem
- HE 4.22.4: The Jerusalem Succession and the Beginning of Heresy
- HE 7.19.1: The Throne of James
- Conclusion: Eusebius on James
6. The Nag Hammadi Library: James as Successor to Jesus and Repository to Secret Tradition

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 *'''5. Tradition in Eusebius: James the Just, Brother of the Lord, First Bishop and Martyr'''
 **''HE 1.12.4-5: Paul and James according to Josephus''
-**''HE 1.13.1-22; 2.1.6-7: The Abgar Incident: An Interlude?
+**''HE 1.13.1-22; 2.1.6-7: The Abgar Incident: An Interlude?''
-**''HE 2.1.2-5: The Use of Unspecified and Specific Sources
+**''HE 2.1.2-5: The Use of Unspecified and Specific Sources''
-**''HE 2.1.2: The Summary Statement
+**''HE 2.1.2: The Summary Statement''
-**''HE 2.1.3-5: Two Quotations from Clement
+**''HE 2.1.3-5: Two Quotations from Clement''
-**''HE 2.1.5: Eusebius Appeals to Paul to Clarify the Identity of James
+**''HE 2.1.5: Eusebius Appeals to Paul to Clarify the Identity of James''
-**''HE 2.23.1-25: The Martyrdom of James
+**''HE 2.23.1-25: The Martyrdom of James''
 ***HE 2.23.1-3: The Summary by Eusebius
 ***HE 2.23.3-18: Hegesippus according to Eusebius
@@ Line 74: / Line 74: @@
 ***HE 2.23.21-24: Josephus and the Martyrdom of James
 ***HE 2.23.24-25: Final Summary on James and the Reference to the Epistle
+**''HE 3.5.2-3: Summary Statements Concerning James as First Bishop and Martyr''
+**''HE 3.7.7-9; 3.11.1; 3.12.1: The Death of Jesus and the Siege of Jerusalem''
+***HE 3.7.7-9: The Delay of the Siege
+***HE 3.11.1; 3.12.1: After the Siege
+**''HE 3.19.1-3.20.7: The Family of Jesus until the Reign of Trajan''
+**''HE 3.32.1-6: Symeon in the Time of Trajan''
+**''HE 4.5.1-4: The Traditional List of the Bishops of Jerusalem''
+**''HE 4.22.4: The Jerusalem Succession and the Beginning of Heresy''
+**''HE 7.19.1: The Throne of James''
+**''Conclusion: Eusebius on James''
+*'''6. The Nag Hammadi Library: James as Successor to Jesus and Repository to Secret Tradition'''
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