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== James the Just in Josephus<ref>The account of Josephus, ''Antiquities'' 20.9.1</ref> ==

== James the Just in Josephus<ref>The account of Josephus, ''Antiquities'' 20.9.1</ref> ==

''The following is adapted from The Works of Josephus''<ref>The Works of Josephus, Translated by William Whiston, A.M., Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Massachusettes 01961-3473 ISBN 0-91573-86-8, pp. 537-8.</ref>

 

 

''The following is adapted from The Works of [[Josephus]]''<ref>The Works of Josephus, Translated by William Whiston, A.M., Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Massachusettes 01961-3473 ISBN 0-91573-86-8, pp. 537-8.</ref>

When Festus<ref>This is the same Porcius Festus who succeeded Felix as governor of Judea in Acts 24:27, and was afterward accused to Nero of abusing his authority over the Jews. Josephus, ''Ant.'' 20.8.9–20.9.1</ref> died in A.D. 62, Nero Caesar sent Albinus to Judea as [[procurator]]. But before he arrived, King Herod Agrippa II quickly appointed Ananus, a man inclined to rashness, to the high priesthood. He was a son of the elder Ananus called Annas, son of the same Annas before whom Christ Jesus was brought after he was taken in the Garden of Gethsemane. This elder Annas, after having been high priest, had five sons, all of whom achieved that office, which was unparalleled. This younger Ananus with characteristic rashness followed the [[Sadducees]], who were heartless when they sit in judgment. With Festus dead and Albinus still on the way Ananus thought he had his opportunity. He convened the judges of the [[Sanhedrin]] and brought before them [[Epistle of James|James]], the '''brother''' of Jesus the Christ, the Anointed One, and certain other men, whom he accused of transgressing the law, and condemned them to be stoned to death.

When Festus<ref>This is the same Porcius Festus who succeeded Felix as governor of Judea in Acts 24:27, and was afterward accused to Nero of abusing his authority over the Jews. Josephus, ''Ant.'' 20.8.9–20.9.1</ref> died in A.D. 62, Nero Caesar sent Albinus to Judea as [[procurator]]. But before he arrived, King Herod Agrippa II quickly appointed Ananus, a man inclined to rashness, to the high priesthood. He was a son of the elder Ananus called Annas, son of the same Annas before whom Christ Jesus was brought after he was taken in the Garden of Gethsemane. This elder Annas, after having been high priest, had five sons, all of whom achieved that office, which was unparalleled. This younger Ananus with characteristic rashness followed the [[Sadducees]], who were heartless when they sit in judgment. With Festus dead and Albinus still on the way Ananus thought he had his opportunity. He convened the judges of the [[Sanhedrin]] and brought before them [[Epistle of James|James]], the '''brother''' of Jesus the Christ, the Anointed One, and certain other men, whom he accused of transgressing the law, and condemned them to be stoned to death.