For what Offence was James put to Death?

Abstract

This chapter considers the literary relationships among the Christian accounts of the death of James. It shows that Hegesippus and the Second Apocalypse of James are dependent on a common Jewish Christian source. The chapter examines the way in which the tradition about the death of James embodied in this Jewish Christian source developed. To some extent it is possible to identify primary and secondary elements in the accounts, pointing to an original core tradition. The chapter addresses the question: For what legal offence was James tried by the High Priest's council and condemned to death by stoning? It describes the issue of the literary relationships between, on the one hand, Hegesippus, the Second Apocalypse of James, and their common source, and, on the other hand, the accounts of James' death in Josephus and in Clement of Alexandria.Keywords: Clement of Alexandria; Hegesippus; James; Jewish Christian source; Josephus

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