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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.
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∙ 11y ago
No, Apostle Thomas and James, son of Alphaeus, were not twin brothers. Thomas is also known as Didymus, which means "twin" in Greek, but there is no indication in the Scriptures that he had a twin sibling named James.
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∙ 11y agoThere are actually two primary people with the name James in the New Testament, both of whom were apostles. James son of Zebedee and James the bother of Jesus. James son of Zebedee and his brother John were lowly fisherman before Jesus called them to be part of his 12 disciples.
All though James, the brother of Jesus also called James the Just, was not part of the original 12 disciples, he is the more significant of the two. After Jesus died, his brother James was established as the first deacon of the church. His most famous act as deacon was his compromising decision regarding the practices of the newly converted gentiles (Acts 15:19-21). He was known as "James the Just" always being a fair and mindful judge. Tradition says that he was eventually martyred in AD 62 by the Judean prosecutor Porcious Festus.
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∙ 11y agoYes, there was an apostle called James.
Answer:There were two apostles named James. One was the son of Zebedee and brother of John (Matt. 4:21), the other was the son of a man named Alphaeus (Matt. 10:3).Wiki User
∙ 11y agoTwo apostles were named James called James the Greater and James the Less to distinguish them from each other.
James, son of Alphaeus, also James the Less, death circa 62 AD
James, son of Zebedee (brother of John) also James the Greater, death circa 44 AD
Additional Comment:
There are several named 'James' and four are mentioned during Jesus' time: the brother of John and one of the 'sons of Zebedee; the son of Alphaeus called the 'Less or Younger' in Matthew 10:3; James the father of Judas in Luke 6:16; and James, the half-brother and of Jesus and author of the Book of James and Head of the Church of God at Jerusalem?
In Acts 12:1-2 we can read of the son of Zebedee, James being 'beheaded.' He was the first of the Apostles martyred. Tradition holds that the half-brother of Jesus was thrown of a roof to his death in circa 62 AD after penning his writing.
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∙ 15y agoIn the list of diciples there never were any twins, there were brothers like Peter and Andrew. So these two cant be twin brothers.
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∙ 12y agoIn a genealogical sense, many Scholars say that James was the half-brother of Jesus.
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