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The brothers of Jesus or the adelphoi (Greek: ἀδελφοί, translit. adelphoí, lit. "of the same womb") [1] [Notes 1] are named in the New Testament as James, Joses (a form of Joseph), Simon, Jude, [2] and unnamed sisters are mentioned in Mark and Matthew. [3]
The four brothers of Jesus are named in the Gospels (Mt. 13:55; Mk. 6:3). We can be sure that James was the eldest of the four, and Joses the next in age, but since Matthew and Mark differ in the order in which they list Simon and Judas, we cannot be sure which was the youngest.
Relatives of Jesus usually found in the gospels in the company of Mary his mother, and variously identified as uterine brothers, stepbrothers or cousins of Jesus. Their names are James, Joses or Joseph, Simon and Judas (Matt 13:55; Mark 6:3). I. Exegetical data and the problems they present.
Peter's brother, Andrew, reportedly preached in Asia Minor, Thrace, and Greece before being crucified on (according to a tenth-century account) an X-shaped cross. He was regarded as the...
Jul 26, 2019 · The gospels of Matthew and Mark tell us that Jesus ’ brothers were James, Joses, Simon, and Judas (Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3). Jesus had sisters too but the Bible doesn’t identify them (Mark 6:3).
Mar 3, 2009 · At the time his brothers claimed that Jesus was “out of his mind” (Mark 3:21), it must have appeared very unlikely that they would ever become his disciples. But eventually they did! And not only followers, but leaders and martyrs in the early church.
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We will attempt to assess the likelihood that the brothers of Jesus were among the Twelve Apostles based on name frequencies. But first, let us review the names of the Apostles. Matthew 10:2–4, Mark 3:16–19, and Luke 6:14–16 each list the Twelve Apostles.
