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James, son of Zebedee has a brother called John (Matthew 4, Matthew 4:21) and we are never explicitly told that James son of Alphaeus has a brother. Robert Eisenman [ 27 ] and Achille Camerlynck [ 28 ] both suggest that the death of James in Acts 12:1–2 is James, son of Zebedee and not James son of Alphaeus.
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]
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 ...
The Second Apocalypse of James is a Gnostic writing. It is the fourth tractate in Codex V in the Nag Hammadi library, immediately following the First Apocalypse of James. [1] [2] [3] The order is a deliberate scribal choice, since the first text prepares James the Just for his death as a martyr, and the second text describes his death in detail.
According to Witham, the James mentioned here, of Alphaeus, was called the less, and the brother of the Lord. Tradition recalls that he was bishop of Jerusalem, and was killed about 61 AD. [1] Lapide says that Philip is from the Greek words φίλος ἵππων ("a lover of horses"). Thomas, in Greek, is Didymus, a twin. Thaddæus is the same ...
The discovery of a coffin first made headlines in 2002 when researchers found an inscription that reads: "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus."
James the Great [a] (Koinē Greek: Ἰάκωβος, romanized: Iákōbos; Aramaic: ܝܥܩܘܒ, romanized: Yaʿqōḇ; died AD 44) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. According to the New Testament , he was the second of the apostles to die (after Judas Iscariot ), and the first to be martyred . [ 1 ]
Mary, mother of James the Less and Joseph, wife of Alphaeus was the sister of Mary the mother of the Lord, whom John names of Cleophas. [7] Therefore, James, son of Alphaeus would be the same as James the Less. In Catholic tradition, James's mother is none other than Mary of Clopas who was among the women at the foot of the Cross of Jesus, weeping.