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1 | Is James Jesus" brother? | Matt 13:55 | jjray | 229899 | ||
Is James Jesus' brother? I've heard he was from other elders and was wondering if so why is he not mentioned in the first books of the New Testament? | ||||||
2 | Is James Jesus" brother? | Matt 13:55 | skybender | 229900 | ||
James, the brother of Jesus. James is first mentioned as the oldest of Jesus' four younger brothers (Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3). The Gospels reveal that Jesus' brothers adopted a skeptical attitude towards His ministry (Matt. 12:46-50; Mark 3:31-35; Luke 8:19-21; John 7:5). James apparently held the same attitude, because his name appears in no lists of the apostles, nor is he mentioned elsewhere in the Gospels. After Jesus' crucifixion, however, James became a believer. Paul indicated that James was a witness to the resurrection of Jesus (1 Cor. 15:7). He called James an apostle (Gal. 1:19), though like himself, not one of the original Twelve (! Cor. 15:5 7). In the Book of Acts, James emerges as the leader of the church in Jerusalem. His brothers also became believers and undertook missionary travels ( 1 Cor. 9:5). But James considered it his calling to oversee the church in Jerusalem (Gal. 2:9). He advocated respect for the Jewish law (Acts 21: 18-25), but he did not use it as a weapon against Gentiles. Paul indicated that James endorsed his ministry to the Gentiles (Gal. 2: 1-10). |
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