James, son of Zebedee
A James was arrested along with some other Christians and was executed by King Herod Agrippa in his persecution of the church (). However, the James in has a brother called John. James, son of Zebedee has a brother called John () and we are never explicitly told that James son of Alphaeus has a brother. Robert Eisenman and Achille Camerlynck both suggest that the death of James in Acts 12:1–2 is James, son of Zebedee and not James son of Alphaeus.