Dr. Ehrman,
Was the historical James a proponent of Jewish Apocalypticism (not just a believer but taught people about it)?
Was Jewish Apocalypticism part of his holiness?
I see you published a blogpost about James on Nov. 4 2016, “James, the Brother of the Lord,” but when I did a Ctrl-F for Apocalypticism, nothing came up.
So far, we have you saying Jesus was a prophet of Jewish Apocalypticism, but his brother who was an advisor of the Jerusalem Church if not a leader may or may not have become a proponent of the Son of Man coming to usher in a glorious kingdom after Judgment and Tribulation (both the biblical Jesus and the biblical Stephen referenced this and people started ripping their clothes in agony).
Question: Was the historical James a proponent of Jewish Apocalypticism (not just a believer but taught people about it)–was Jewish Apocalypticism part of his holiness?
Steve Campbell
Author of Historical Accuracy
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Steve Campbell, author of Historical Accuracy
To the extent ! ! !
the biblical John the Baptist, Jesus, his brother James, and the Dead Sea Scrolls are Apocalyptic,
their position did not materialize by AD 73 and hold for 40 years.
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Frontline/PBS: From Jesus to Christ
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“You said they were preparing the way for the Lord. What exactly were the Essenes preparing for in their mind?”
The Essenes are what we might best call an apocalyptic sect of Judaism. … The end, as they understood it, of the present evil age is moving upon them inexorably. And they want to be on the right side when it comes. In their understanding, there will come a day when the Lord revisits the Earth with power. And in the process establishes a new kingdom for Judaism.
“What was their expectation of what would happen?”
The Qumran Scrolls reveal a variety of scenarios for the end of days. The most conspicuous one or the best known one perhaps, is the scroll called the War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness.
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Was Jesus a False Prophet? May 1, 2023 Recent post of Bart D.E.
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Bart D.E.:
We don’t have a lot of independent information about James and his teaching, but it seems pretty clear that since he was raised in the same environment as Jesus and became an ardent follower of him after his death, that he too would have been an apocalypticist.
Steve Campbell, author of Historical Accuracy
To the extent ! ! !
the biblical John the Baptist, Jesus, and his brother James, and the Dead Sea Scrolls are Apocalyptic,
their position did not materialize by AD 73 and hold for 40 years.
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“They were mistaken.”
The Dead Sea Scrolls, John the Baptist, Jesus, Paul and James were mistaken about Jewish Apocalypticism.
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