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James, son of Alphaeus (Greek: Ἰάκωβος, Iakōbos; Aramaic: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܚܠܦܝ; [2] Hebrew: יעקב בן חלפי Ya'akov ben Halfai; Coptic: ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲫⲉⲟⲥ; Arabic: يعقوب بن حلفى, romanized: Ya'qūb bin Halfā) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, appearing under this name in all three of the Synoptic Gospels' lists of the apostles.
James was born into a family of Jewish fishermen on the Sea of Galilee. His parents were Zebedee and Salome. Salome was a sister of Mary (mother of Jesus) which made James the Great a cousin of Jesus. James is styled "the Greater" to distinguish him from the Apostle James "the Less," with "greater" meaning older or taller, rather than more ...
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 ...
Articles relating to James, son of Alphaeus and his depictions. He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus , appearing under this name in all three of the Synoptic Gospels ' lists of the apostles. He is generally identified with James the Less (Greek Ἰάκωβος ὁ μικρός Iakōbos ho mikros , Mark 15:40 ) and commonly known by that ...
Catholic interpretation generally holds that James, the Younger is the same James mentioned in Mark 16:1 and Matthew 27:56 and it is to be identified with James, the son of Alphaeus and James, the brother of Jesus. [14] According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, he is not identified with James the Great, [14] although this is disputed by some. [79]
James the Great, son of Zebedee, brother of John the Apostle. One of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus, together with his brother John and Simon Peter part of the inner circle of Jesus. [2] [3] James, son of Alphaeus. One of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus, but almost nothing is known about him. [2] [3] James, brother of Jesus. [2] Also called James ...
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; The New International Version translates the passage as: Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
Alphaeus (/ æ l ˈ f iː ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἀλφαῖος) is a man mentioned in the New Testament seemingly as the father of two of the Twelve Apostles: Matthew the Evangelist [1] and James, son of Alphaeus. [2] [3] However, Mark 2:14 in Codex Bezae uses the name Levi rather than Matthew.