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Darrell Bock on the charge against James: "breaking the law" refers to his Christological allegiances and likely a blasphemy charge, paralleling Stephen's case

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Scholarly interpretation of the legal charge against James in Josephus

Darrell Bock (qualified biblical scholar) argues that given James's reputation within Christian circles as a Jewish Christian leader who carefully kept the Jewish law, the "law" he was charged with breaking must relate to his Christological allegiances — a charge of blasphemy. This fits: (1) stoning was the penalty for blasphemy; (2) it parallels how Stephen was handled — also stoned on a blasphemy charge for proclaiming Christ.

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