Assertion: apostle | /r/HasProperty | james
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text: Jerome's opinion suggests an identification of James the Just with the Apostle James, son of Alphaeus; Clopas and Alphaeus are thought to be different Greek renderings of the same Aramaic name Khalphai.
text: The son of Zebedee and Salome is James, styled "the Greater", to distinguish him from the Apostle James "the Less", with greater meaning older or taller, rather than more important.
text: The title "James the Lesser" or "the Little," helps to distinguish him from the Apostle James, son of Zebedee, who was part of Jesus' inner circle of three and the first disciple to be martyred.
text: Some readers will recall that in the early days of the Church, about 44 C.E., King Herod Agrippa killed the apostle James, the son of Zebedee and one of the original 12 (see Acts 12:1–2).
text: And if, as some think, Alphaeus was the brother of Joseph, Jesus’ adoptive father, then Alphaeus’ son, the apostle James, would be a cousin of Jesus.
text: After listening to everyone, the Apostle James concluded:
text: Of the three apostles who comprised the inner circle of Jesus' disciples (Peter, James and John), we know the least about the apostle James.
text: We do know, however, that the apostle James was the eldest brother of the apostle John and that their father's name was Zebedee (their mother's name was Salome.)
text: In fact, the apostle James was the first apostle to suffer martyrdom.
text: It has been said that when the apostle James was led out to die, a man who had brought false accusations against him walked with him to the place of execution.
text: The other apostles were Paul, Barnabas and James (the Lord’s brother) and some Greek (non Jewish)
text: The only apostle whose death the Bible records is James (Acts 12:2).
text: He and his brother (Andrew), along with their partners (the apostles James and John) were fishermen on the Sea of Galilee.