Another answer from the communityWe are not told this, but presumably they were 'loud' people. Perhaps as fishermen they had to shout across the water, or from water to shore or vice-versa. They may have had naturally loud voices or learned how to project their voices. It is also possible they were a little hasty to be angry with others, such as when they wanted to call the fire of God down on Samaria.
Father of James and JohnJames and John were the sons of Zebedee. They were colloquially known as Boanerges, a name given them by Jesus, meaning "Sons of Thunder".
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'.
Mark 3:16 - Simon, to whom He gave the name Peter;Peter means "a rock or a stone."Mark 3:17 - James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder";To the best of my research, these are the only New Testament mentions of Jesus giving what we would think of as "nicknames."
James and John, two of Jesus's disciples, were nicknamed "Sons of Thunder." This nickname was likely given to them by Jesus Himself, as mentioned in Mark 3:17 and Matthew 10:2, possibly due to their zealous and fiery personalities. It may have referred to their passionate and sometimes impetuous nature, reflecting their boldness and fervor in spreading Jesus's teachings. Additionally, subscribe to GodSent Tv and watch our soul lifting content
Two disciples next to Jesus could refer to Peter and John, who were often mentioned as being close to Jesus during his ministry. Another pair often mentioned together are James and John, known as the "sons of thunder."
He and his brother John were called Sons of Thunder or Boanerges.
John and James
The disciples, John and James the sons of Zebedee.
"Boanerges" is a nickname Jesus gave to his disciples James and John. In a priceless show of Jesus' sense of humor, He called them Boanerges, which means "sons of thunder." The reference is found in Mark 3:17 - James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder";
Sons of Thunder It was a surname given by Jesus to James and John
Father of James and JohnJames and John were the sons of Zebedee. They were colloquially known as Boanerges, a name given them by Jesus, meaning "Sons of Thunder".
James and John, sons of Zebedee, were nicknamed "sons of thunder". Dennis R. MacDonald (The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark) believes this is a classic Greek mimesis(literary copy) based on Castor and Polydeuces, who were by birth the sons of Laertes, but were renamed sons of Zeus, the Thunderer. MacDonald points to the many parallels between James and John, and Castor and Polydeuces.AnswerJames the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (Mark 3:17)
John and James; they also inherited these names - John the Evangelist, John the Theologian, John the Beloved of the Lord - (for his virtue in being chaste); James the Righteous, James the Just, James the Bulwark, James the Lord's Brother, etc; and they were surnamed Boanerges, by Jesus Christ - Mark 3:17.
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'.
The fishermen were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, also known as the 'sons of thunder'.
James the Greater is the brother of John the apostle, both of which are called the sons of Zebedee. James and John were given the nickname "Sons of Thunder" as described in Mark 3:1. All that is known of Zebedee is that he ran family fishing business which included his two sons [Matthew 4:21-22 and Mark 1:20]. The Catholic Encyclopedia concludes that the Salome of Mark 15:40 is probably identical with the mother of the James and John (sons of Zebedee in Matthew).
Mark 3:17: "And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder"Dennis R MacDonald (The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark) has researched Homeric parallels in Mark's Gospel. He says the two disciples, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who are nicknamed "Boanerges," or "sons of thunder" are comparable to another pair of brothers, the Dioscuri, sons of Zeus.Zeus is often associated with thunder, and his sons are depicted iconographically as on the right and left of an enthroned deity, similarly to James' and John's request to sit at the right and left of Jesus in the kingdom (Mark 10:37). So, based on MacDonald's research, the reference to "thunder" has the hidden meaning of Zeus, according to the rules of mimesis applied in Greek literature of the first century.