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Generally listed as the youngest apostle, he was the son of Zebedee and Salome. His brother James was another of the Twelve Apostles. The Church Fathers identify him as John the Evangelist , John of Patmos , John the Elder , and the Beloved Disciple , and testify that he outlived the remaining apostles and was the only one to die of natural ...
And James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, and he gave them the name Boanerges, which is Sons of Thunder. Jesus surnames the brothers James and John to reflect their impetuosity. The Greek rendition of their name is Βοανηργές (Boanērges). The name Boanerges has given rise to much speculation.
Sons of Thunder may refer to: Sons of Thunder (Christianity), the brothers James and John in the Bible (New Testament, disciples of Jesus) Sons of Thunder (Labyrinth album) Sons of Thunder (Sleeping Giant album) Sons of Thunder (band), a Christian rock group that performed from 1967–1974; Sons of Thunder, which ran from March to April 1999 on CBS
Nixon suggests that this may have been caused by James' fiery temper, [10] in which he and his brother earned the nickname Boanerges or "Sons of Thunder". [11] F. F. Bruce contrasts this story to that of the Liberation of Saint Peter, and writes that the proposition that "James should die while Peter should escape" is a "mystery of divine ...
Jesus describes himself as the Son of Man, using the illustration of Moses and the bronze serpent. He tells of God's love for the world and his mission to save humanity from sin. As Jesus invites Nicodemus to join him, John writes down their conversation. Nicodemus worships Jesus, declaring him as the Son of God. In the morning, Jesus and his ...
So he appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder), and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who handed ...
El (/ ɛ l / EL; also ' Il, Ugaritic: 𐎛𐎍 ʾīlu; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤋 ʾīl; [6] Hebrew: אֵל ʾēl; Syriac: ܐܺܝܠ ʾīyl; Arabic: إل ʾil or إله ʾilāh [clarification needed]; cognate to Akkadian: 𒀭, romanized: ilu) is a Northwest Semitic word meaning 'god' or 'deity', or referring (as a proper name) to any one of multiple major ancient Near Eastern deities.
Page from Codex Sinaiticus with text of Matthew 6:4–32 Alexandrinus – Table of κεφάλαια (table of contents) to the Gospel of Mark. The great uncial codices or four great uncials are the only remaining uncial codices that contain (or originally contained) the entire text of the Bible (Old and New Testament) in Greek.