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Jan 5, 2022 · James, son of Alphaeus, was one of Jesus’ twelve apostles (Matthew 10:2–3) and one of three people named James mentioned in the New Testament. He is distinguished from the other Jameses in the Bible by his father’s name.
Sep 11, 2019 · James son of Alphaeus is traditionally identified as James the Less and James the brother of Jesus. If these are all references to the same James, that would make James son of Alphaeus the author of the Book of James and one of the three men Paul called “pillars” of the church.
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Alphae'us (Α᾿λφαῖος), the name of two men. 1. The putative father of James the Less ( Mt 10:3; Mr 3:18; Lu 6:15; Ac 1:13 ), and husband of Mary, the sister-in-law of our Lord's mother ( Joh 19:25) SEE MARY; for which reason James is called "the Lord's brother" ( Ga 1:19 ). SEE JAMES.
1 The father of James, one of Jesus’s twelve disciples. That disciple is called “James the son of Alphaeus” to avoid confusion with another disciple, “James the son of Zebedee” (Matt 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13). 2 The father of Levi (also called Matthew) the tax collector (Mark 2:14; Matt 9:9; Luke 5:27).
Mar 26, 2023 · Alphaeus appears in the New Testament as the father of the apostle James the Less and Joseph Barsabbas. He is never mentioned by name in the Bible, but is referred to as “the father of James” or “James, the son of Alphaeus”.
Feb 13, 2019 · The Apostle James, son of Alphaeus, was also known as James the Less or James the Lesser. He's not to be confused with James the Apostle, the first Apostle and the brother of Apostle John. A third James appears in the New Testament.
