Justus of Jerusalem

Justus I Bishop of Jerusalem, was a 1st century Jewish Christian leader and according to most Christian traditions the third Bishop of Jerusalem, whose episcapcy was about 107–113 AD.

Life

Eusebius of Caesarea gives the list of these bishops.[1] According to a universal tradition the first bishop of Jerusalem was Saint James the Just, the "brother of the Lord," who according to Eusebius said that he was appointed bishop by the Apostles Peter, St. James (whom Eusebius identifies with James, son of Zebedee), and John.[2] According to Eusebius, Saint Simeon of Jerusalem was selected as James successor after the conquest of Jerusalem which took place immediately after the martyrdom of James (i.e. no earlier than 70 AD) which puts the account in conflict with that of Josephus who puts James death in 63 CE:[3][4]

His Feast Day was 24 Nov.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Historia Ecclesiastica, IV, v."
  2. ↑ "Historia Ecclesiastica, II, i."
  3. ↑ Eddy, Paul R. and Boyd, Gregory A. (2007) The Jesus Legend: A Case for the Historical Reliability of the Synoptic Jesus Tradition. Baker Academic, p. 189
  4. ↑ See also Flavius Josephus, Jewish Antiquities XX, ix, 1.
  5. ↑ Who was a Christian? in the Holy Land.
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