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Jesus's brothers – James as well as Jude, Simon, and Joses – are named in Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3 and mentioned elsewhere. James's name always appears first in lists, which suggests he was the eldest among them. [77] In Jewish Antiquities (20.9.1), Josephus describes James as "the brother of Jesus who is called Christ".
The author is identified as "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ" (James 1:1). James (Jacob, Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב, romanized: Ya'aqov, Ancient Greek: Ιάκωβος, romanized: Iakobos) was an extremely common name in antiquity, and a number of early Christian figures are named James, including: James the son of Zebedee, James the Less, James the son of Alphaeus, and James ...
James, the brother of Jesus is attributed the same death; he was stoned to death by the Jews too. This testimony of "Hippolytus", if authentic, would increase the plausibility that James the son of Alphaeus is the same person as James the brother of Jesus.
The brothers of Jesus or the adelphoi (Ancient Greek: ἀδελφοί, romanized: adelphoí, lit. 'of the same womb, brothers') [1] [a] are named in the New Testament as James, Joses (a form of Joseph), Simon, Jude, [2] and unnamed sisters are mentioned in Mark and Matthew. [3]
James, brother of Jesus. [2] Also called James the Just. [3] The New Testament calls him 'James, brother of the Lord' in Galatians 1:19. Note: along with a church expression 'James, brother of God' (Ἰάκωβος ὁ Ἀδελφόθεος), disputes have arisen on whether or not James was an actual biological brother of Jesus.
Catholic Encyclopedia: Saint James the Less, identifying the Apostle James with James, brother of Jesus (James the Just) St. James the Less, Apostle at the Christian Iconography web site; Here Followeth of James the Less from Caxton's translation of the Golden Legend; James the Less: The Latter Rain Page Archived 14 March 2008 at the Wayback ...
The discovery of the coffin first made headlines in 2002. It's called an ossuary and the inscription reads: "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus." Many historians believe the artifact is a fake ...
James the Great was the brother of John the Apostle. [2] James is described as one of the first disciples to join Jesus. The Synoptic Gospels state that James and John were preparing to fish with their father by the seashore when Jesus called them to follow him. [3] James, along with his brother John, and Peter, formed an informal triumvirate ...