The brother of Jesus : James the Just and his mission

James the Just was, in the time between Jesus' resurrection and James's death, the most prominent and widely respected leader in Christendom. These essays by eight renowned scholars address such issues as the Jewish context of the early church, the person of James, his literary message and mission, and James in relation to Peter and Paul. Introduction : What Is A Judaism? / Jacob Neusner -- Who Was James? : Footprints As A Means Of Identification / John Painter -- James's Message : The Literary Record / Peter H. Davids -- The Mission Of James In His Time / Wiard Popkes -- James And Jesus / Richard Bauckham -- James In Relation To Peter, Paul, And The Remembrance Of Jesus / Bruce Chilton -- Comparing Judaisms : Qumranic, Rabbinic, And Jacobean Judaisms Compared / Craig A. Evans -- Appendix : Eisenman's Gospel Of James The Just : A Review / Robert M. Price. Edited By Bruce Chilton And Jacob Neusner. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. When we study a religion, one important goal is to describe, analyze, and interpret religion in the setting of the social order: how religious ideas relate to the social world of the people who hold those ideas.