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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.
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. It is therefore highly probable that the ...
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.
James, along with his brother John, and Peter, formed an informal triumvirate among the Twelve Apostles. Jesus allowed them to be the only apostles present at three particular occasions during his public ministry, the raising of Jairus' daughter , [ 4 ] transfiguration of Jesus [ 5 ] and agony in the Garden of Gethsemane . [ 6 ]
Jerome also identified James, the brother of Jesus, with the Apostle James, son of Alphaeus (James the Less) and thus supposed that Mary of Clopas was married to Alphaeus (Clopas). [16] This view finds support in a fragment found in a medieval manuscript, which lists four Maries mentioned in the gospels and bears the inscription "Papia" on the ...
The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
[3] [4] He is one of the sons of Jonah, the older brother of Andrew, the husband of Eden, the son-in-law of Dasha, and a former fishing partner of Zebedee and his sons. Alongside the two brothers, Big James and John, Simon Peter is part of Jesus's inner circle. Jesus gives Simon a new name, Peter, meaning "rock". [5]
Luke says "they," John mentions only Mary Magdalene. As a result of these parallels commentators have identified "Mary of Clopas" with Mary mother of James, son of Alphaeus. Alphaeus (Greek Ἀλφαῖος) was also the name of the father of Matthew the Apostle (Mark 2:14).