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Dec 7, 2023 · James, also known as the son of Zebedee, was a fisherman by trade along with his brother John. Their livelihood was intertwined with the Sea of Galilee, where they worked tirelessly with their father. It was in the midst of their daily toil that Jesus extended the life-altering invitation, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men ...
Only a few of the apostles wrote books in the New Testament and James the son of Zebedee was not one of them, however his brother, the Apostle John, wrote five books; the Gospel of John, 1st, 2nd, 3rd John and of course the Book of Revelation although the actual author was Jesus Christ (Rev 1:1).
Feb 7, 2019 · Matthew and Mark both tell us that James and John are with their father, Zebedee, but Mark is the only one who makes a point of letting us know that when they chose to follow Jesus, they left their father “with the hired men”: “When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their ...
Jan 4, 2022 · Among them are “James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder)” (Mark 3:17). This is the only place in Scripture that mentions the designation of the sons of Zebedee as the Sons of Thunder, and there is no stated explanation as to why Jesus named them this.
Mar 15, 2024 · Three years after Paul’s conversion, James was an important leader in the Jerusalem church (Galatians 1:18–19), where he assumed even more significance after King Herod Agrippa I of Judaea in about ad 44 beheaded the Apostle St. James, son of Zebedee, and after Peter fled from Jerusalem (Acts 12:1–17).
Apr 4, 2011 · Ten years after the death of Stephen was the martyrdom of James the son of Zebedee. Meet James the son of Zebedee. Also know as James the Great, we first meet this apostle in Matthew 4:21-22. In this passage, James and his brother John, both fisherman, were mending their nets when Jesus called them to the ministry.
Jun 25, 2019 · James, the son of Zebedee, was called along with this brother John to be one of Jesus’s twelve apostles who would accompany him on his ministry. James appears in the lists of apostles in the synoptic gospels as well as Acts. James and his brother John were given the nickname “Boanerges” (sons of thunder) by Jesus; some believe this was a ...
