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Dec 21, 2020 · As far as names go for brothers, we have four listed in the Gospels: James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas (also known as Jude). We’ll touch on what happened to some of these brothers at the moment. Considering the Gospels say sisters (plural) and we have four brothers mentioned, we can assume Jesus had at least six siblings.
Simon the brother of Jesus. The only undoubted notice of this Simon occurs in ( Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3) He has been identified by some writers with Simon the Canaanite, and still more generally with Symeon who became bishop of Jerusalem after the death of James, A.D. 62.
According to the Gospels, Jesus had several "brothers and sisters" (see "Mary" for possible meanings), but James and Jude are the only ones mentioned elsewhere in the New Testament—James as a...
