Protoevangelio de Santiago
A number of differences are seen from the more canonical history that the text describes. For example, it names James' father Theudas rather than Joseph, who is presented as the biological father of James by the mid-second-century "Gospel of James". Notably, the names Theudas and Alpheus (father of James the Less) have similar meanings. The name 'Theudas' means "flowing with water", and the Greek name 'Alpheus' means "changing" or "god of the rivers".