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<p> '''James.''' (the Greek form of Jacob, ''supplanter'' ). </p> <p> 1. James, the son of Zebedee, one of the twelve apostles. He was elder brother of the evangelist John. His mother's name was Salome. We first hear of him in [[A.D.]] 27, &nbsp;Mark 1:20, when, at the call of the Master, he left all, and became, one and forever, his disciple, in the spring of [[A.D.]] 28. &nbsp;Matthew 10:2; &nbsp;Mark 3:14; &nbsp;Luke 6:13; &nbsp;Acts 1:13. It would seem to have been at the time of the appointment of the twelve apostles that the name of '''Boanerges''' , [sons of thunder] was given to the sons of Zebedee. The "sons of thunder" had a burning and impetuous spirit, which twice exhibits itself. &nbsp;Mark 10:37; &nbsp;Luke 9:54. </p> <p> On the night before the crucifixion, James was present at the agony in the garden. On the day of the ascension, he is mentioned as persevering, with the rest of the apostles and disciples, in prayer. &nbsp;Acts 1:13. [[Shortly]] before the day of the '''Passover''' , in the year [[A.D.]] 44, he was put to death by Herod Agrippa [[I.]] &nbsp;Acts 12:1-2. </p> <p> 2. James, the son of Alpheus, one of the twelve apostles. &nbsp;Matthew 10:3. Whether or not this James is to be identified with James the Less, the son of Alphaeus, the brother of our Lord, is one of the most difficult questions in the gospel history. By comparing &nbsp;Matthew 27:56 and &nbsp;Mark 15:40 with &nbsp;John 19:25, we find that the Virgin Mary had a sister named, like herself, Mary, who was the wife of Clopas or Alpheus, (varieties of the same name), and who had two sons, James the Less and Joses. </p> <p> By referring to &nbsp;Matthew 13:55 and &nbsp;Mark 6:3, we find that a James the Less and Joses, with two other brethren called Jude and Simon, and at least three sisters, were sisters with the Virgin Mary at Nazareth. By referring to &nbsp;Luke 6:16 and &nbsp;Acts 1:13, we find that there were two brethren named James and Jude among the apostles. </p> <p> It would certainly be natural to think that we had here, but one family of four brothers and three or more sisters, the children of Clopas and Mary, nephews and nieces of the Virgin Mary. There are difficulties however, in the way of this conclusion into which we cannot here enter; but in reply to the objection that the four brethren in &nbsp;Matthew 13:55 are described as the brothers of '''Jesus''' , not as his cousins, it must be recollected that '''adelphoi''' , which is here translated "brethren," may also signify cousins. </p>

<p> '''James''' (''jâmez'' ), ''same name as Jacob.'' 1. James the son of Zebedee, one of the twelve apostles, and elder brother of John. His mother's name was Salome. He was a fisherman, &nbsp;Mark 1:19, when at the call of the [[Master]] he left all, and became a disciple. &nbsp;Matthew 10:2; &nbsp;Mark 3:7; &nbsp;Luke 6:14; &nbsp;Acts 1:13. The name of Boanerges was given to him and his brother. The "sons of thunder" had a burning and impetuous spirit, which twice exhibits itself. &nbsp;Mark 10:37; &nbsp;Luke 9:54. He was one of the three who witnessed the raising of Jairus' daughter, the transfiguration, and the agony of Jesus in Gethsemane. On the day of the ascension he is mentioned as persevering, with the rest of the apostles and disciples, in prayer. &nbsp;Acts 1:13. Shortly before the passover, in the year 44, he was put to death by Herod Agrippa [[I.]] &nbsp;Acts 12:1; &nbsp;Acts 2:2. James the son of Alphæus, one of the twelve apostles. &nbsp;Matthew 10:3. Galled also James the Less. &nbsp;Mark 15:40; &nbsp;Mark 16:1; &nbsp;Matthew 27:56; &nbsp;Acts 1:13. Tradition says he labored in [[Palestine]] and Egypt. By some he is regarded as a cousin of Jesus. 3. James the "brother of the Lord." &nbsp;Galatians 1:19. At some time in the 40 days that intervened between the resurrection and the ascension, the Lord appeared to him, &nbsp;1 Corinthians 15:7. Ten years after we find James mentioned with Peter, and with him deciding on the admission of Paul into fellowship with the church at Jerusalem, &nbsp;Acts 15:13; and from henceforth we always and him equal to, and sometimes presiding over, the very chiefest apostles, Peter, John, and Paul. &nbsp;Acts 9:27. This pre-eminence is evident throughout the after-history of the apostles, whether we read it in the Acts, in the epistles, or in ecclesiastical writers. &nbsp;Acts 12:17; &nbsp;Acts 15:13; &nbsp;Acts 15:19; &nbsp;Acts 21:18; &nbsp;Galatians 2:9. According to tradition, James was thrown down from the temple by the scribes and Pharisees; he was then stoned and his brains dashed out with a fuller's club while praying for his murderers. Josephus places his death in 62 a.d., but Hegesippus in 69 a.d. </p>