Jesus was not only James' brother more importantly, Jesus was his Lord. He does not proclaim himself "the brother of Jesus", but only a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. A bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ: Knowing that this James was the half-brother of Jesus makes his self-introduction all the more significant. Yet the fall did not kill him and on the ground he was beaten to death as he prayed for his attackers.ī. It also says that James was martyred in Jerusalem by being pushed from a high point of the temple. An early history of the church says that James was such a man of prayer that his knees had large, thick calluses, making them look like the knees of a camel. James, the father of the "other" apostle Judas ( Luke 6:16). James the son of Alphaeus, another of the twelve disciples ( Matthew 10:3). James, brother of John and son of Zebedee, the first apostle martyred, also known as James the Less ( Matthew 10:2, Mark 15:40, Acts 12:2). James: There are several men named James mentioned in the New Testament, but reliable tradition assigns this book to the one called James the Just - the half-brother of Jesus ( Matthew 13:55), and brother of Jude ( Jude 1), who led the church in Jerusalem ( Acts 15:13).
James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings.Ī.
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