James the Lesser??? (the Just) Who????

Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!  Jesu Jevu!

   James the Lesser or Younger was called so because he was, in height, smaller than James the Greater. He was also called "the Just".  This James was the son of Alpheus, (Cleophas) and Mary, lived in Galilee. He was the brother of the Apostle Jude.  He is considered the cousin of the LORD through both Mary and Joseph.

  In some texts James is thought to be the brother of Jesus; and in some he is referred to as brother and cousin in parenthesis.  So, do I know exactly which James this is? No, but from most of what I have read he would be considered the brother of Jesus.

    His writing is broke up into 5 parts. First of testing of faith(ch 1&2); then the reality of faith tested by the tongue (ch. 3:1-18); rebuke of worldliness (ch 4:1-17); warning to the rich (ch 5:1-6) and then strongly advising Christians (ch 5:7-20). 

     James is a short read, but don't "read" it but "STUDY" James.

   After the resurrection and before the ascension, Jesus appeared to the disciples and James is mentioned in 1 Corinthians 15: ⁶ After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. ⁷ After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
⁸ And last of all he was seen of me (Paul) also, as of one born out of due time.
  James was a religion, legal and ceremonial man.  He was a man of strongy character and a "spit fire" when delivering the word.  James speaks out in Act 15 starting at verse 13; again in Acts 21:18. He is an interesting figure in Christiandom and worth you investigating further. 
   Here is a quote from one "expert", biblehub: "James seems to have been a man of good common sense, with a well balanced judgment, who piloted the little vessel of the Jerusalem church through the Judaeistic breakers with a skillful hand, gradually weaning her from ceremonial observances without giving offense and recognizing the greater freedom of the Gentile churches. He was highly respected by the whole Church for his great piety and whole-hearted devotion to the saints."
   Last part is how did he die?  I could not find a concrete fact on his death. One says he was sawed into pieces, thus his apostolic symbol was the saw; another says he was thrown from the temple by the scribes and Pharisees, then stoned, and his head was bashed with a club.
    I do hope you garnered something from my study. Love you all.
Deo Soli Gloria
Johnny