Acts 12:1+2 tells us that "...King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword."The Herods, though working for Rome, were Edomites.
No, James and Jesus are separate historical figures. Jesus is a central figure in Christianity, believed to be the Son of God, while James was one of Jesus' brothers mentioned in the Bible.
Andrew Simon Peter's brother, Peter, died by crucifixion. According to tradition, Peter was crucified upside down at his own request, as he believed he was not worthy to die in the same manner as Jesus.
Yes. We are told that John the disciple (not John the baptist!) had a brother called James, who were both sons of a fisherman called Zebedee. Both John and James were disciples of Jesus, and were typical beligerent teenage boys - they were called, in fact, the 'Sons of Thunder'.
There are several references in the new Testament to Jesus' brothers and sisters. Matthew 13:55 lists four brothers: James, Joseph (Joses), Simon, and Jude (Judas). Some people prefer to call them half brothers of Jesus, since God was Jesus' father. The tradition in Roman Catholic Church, which holds that Mary was a virgin her whole life, is that they were cousins of Jesus. Another possibility is that they were Joseph's children from an earlier marriage.
The Apostles James (also called James the Greater) and John were both sons of Zebedee. James the Less (the other James) was also an apostle and was a son of Alphaeus. Some say James (also called James the Just) was the half-brother of Jesus (or cousin) or a son of Joseph and Mary, Jesus' mother.
No they were Romans.
As the ruling power in Jerusalem in circa 31 AD, the Romans crucified Jesus.
The Romans sentenced and executed Jesus Christ.
Jesus had 12 Apostles. One of his Apostles was James. Many contemporaries refer to James as "the brother of the Lord." Perhaps James was Jesus's brother.
The book of James has been credited to James the brother of Jesus.
Jesus' mother is Mary, and his brother is James.
yes
Jesus was killed on the cross on a hil called Golgotha. The cross was punishment for top criminals, It was brought by the Romans from Asia Minor , todays Turkey.
That James was not his brother.
No, James and Jesus are separate historical figures. Jesus is a central figure in Christianity, believed to be the Son of God, while James was one of Jesus' brothers mentioned in the Bible.
No. The Romans had conquered many other lands and governed them. Jesus was killed at a location known as Calvary, or the Place of the Skull, outside the walls of the city of Jerusalem in what is now the nation of Israel
That was James, the brother or half-brother of Jesus.