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James son of Zebedee is the James refered to in Acts 12.17.

He is referred to at Acts 12.17, because he was the bishop of Jerusalem, and Peter wished to inform him of the current events.

Ref: for bishop of Jerusalem, see The Apocalypse of James - James is identified as the son of Theuda, derived from Theudas, synonymous with Zebedee in meaning gift of God.

How can it be James son of Zebedee when it says in 12:2 that James, the brother of John (also son of Zebedee; see Matthew 4:21) was put to death with the sword? It would have to be either James the son of Alpheus (James the Lesser) or James the brother of Jesus.

Seeing as how Paul refers to "James the brother of our Lord" in Galatians 1:19 during his time in Jerusalem (the location of the events in Acts 12), it would seem likely that this is the James mentioned in Acts 15, who seems to take on an overseer position with the Church in Jerusalem. It would then make sense that in Acts 12:17 it is James the brother of Jesus that Peter is speaking to.

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