Comments on: Concise Dictionary of Mormonism: J http://runtu.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/concise-dictionary-of-mormonism-j/ popular culture no longer applies to me Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:37:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: David Clark http://runtu.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/concise-dictionary-of-mormonism-j/#comment-6355 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:25:14 +0000 http://runtu.wordpress.com/?p=1495#comment-6355 Runtu,

You need to split up your entry for James.

The book of James in the New Testament is usually attributed to James, the brother of Jesus (yes, that Jesus). He later went on to become leader of the church in Jerusalem, and in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic traditions is seen as the first Bishop of Jerusalem.

The book itself never claims this, but this is the traditional ascription. It almost certainly can’t be the James of “Peter, James, and John” because his martyrdom is recorded very early in the Book of Acts. This would have happened before the presumed authorship of the Book of James.

The James of “Peter, James, and John” fame is the one associated with the priesthood restoration.

]]> By: Odell http://runtu.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/concise-dictionary-of-mormonism-j/#comment-6349 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:14:51 +0000 http://runtu.wordpress.com/?p=1495#comment-6349 John the Baptist, according to Oliver Cowdery, he looked a lot like Sidney Rigdon.

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