Just James: The Brother of Jesus in History and Tradition

Years back, before even this book was written, I wrote a paper of James, the brother of Jesus, of which I remember nothing. This is an interesting subject on someone we have fragments of information on (somewhat more so late though of mixed value) but clearly was an important figure in his time. The fact we only read of him in passing biblically is telling. OTOH, what do we really know about Peter even? Anyway, this academic style book was a trudge, dwelling long on academic points. But, the discussion of references in the gospels that imply he might have followed Jesus during his lifetime alone suggests there are kernels of interesting analysis. But, it could have been put together in a much more readable way.