A not very well known figure among the so-called "practicing Catholics" is certainly that of James, an apostle of Jesus, the Master's death became one of the pillars of the Church of Gerusalemme.Nel New Testament speaks of an apostle named James, also known as James of Alpheus and cousin of Jesus son of Mary Cleophas (one of the women who were to follow Jesus in Galilee). James was also known as "the Lesser", not to belittle its importance but to distinguish him from James Zebedeo.In a valuable work has come down to us as the historian Josephus and that is "Jewish Antiquities" becomes an indirect reference Jesus taking precisely the cue from the story of illegal stoning of James, Bishop of Jerusalem in 62 and which is described textually by a high priest of the time as "an act inconsiderate towards a virtuous man. "From this it follows that he was considered so benign that even a part of the Jewish world who was intent on teaching the Torah, ie the law of Moses, the observance of which, however, was tied the same James , but at the same time he realized that the pagans could be received into the Church without first submitting to the Jewish practice of circoncisione.Un another historian, Eusebius of Caesarea, in his writings about the events that happened to the Jews to punish them for what the same made to James the Just, as if just after the stoning of James the bad things that went on a rampage against the Jews were a consequence of punishment of the just are in fact so he was known and celebrated by all for his wisdom and his justice, and also was one of the few who had the license to enter the Holy of-Sanctorum.Giacomo showed everyone a sincere faith in Jesus Christ and, when some Jews tried to take it as they say in Chestnut asked who was the door of Jesus as narrated in John 10.7 James replied that he was the Salvatore.Ciò him so much anger among Jewish leaders, who was brought to the pinnacle, and there stoned ; James the Just before he died he uttered the famous words of Jesus "Almighty Father forgive them for they know not what they do." Thus ends the story with the martyrdom of a righteous man with great responsibilities in the emerging church, and his testimony is a stern warning to those present today in the Church believe that Christianity is appearance, shape, glitz than substance.
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