James the Just James the Just. James the Just, ( "Held by the heel") named James in the Bible, the name is a derivation from the voice of St. James (Sant-Iacob), which is mentioned in the New Testament as "Lord's brother "(Galatians 1:19). It was an important figure in early Christianity. According to tradition, after the death of Jesus was the leader of the Christian community in Jerusalem and the first of the Seventy Apostles (Luke 10:1-20). Was stoned to death by the year 62. The Christian tradition and some experts also attribute the authorship of the letter known as the New Testament Epistle of James, while others reject this hypothesis. Thus, it is sometimes identified with James the Less. According to some authors, especially Protestants, would be the son of Joseph and Mary, and brother of Jesus. However, there are texts of the early church who dismiss this thesis (Matthew 20:20).Other authors defend the thesis that the son of a previous marriage of Joseph. Those who defend the virginity of Mary not only in the conception of Jesus, but also by the celibacy of Mary after the birth of Jesus, identified James "the brother of the Lord" with a cousin or other relative (which was common in the Aramaic and Hebrew language, and whose use could be given also in Greek), son of Cleophas and Mary, known by tradition as "James the Less."