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  1. The Apostle James was the brother of the Apostle John and James was the first apostle martyred, probably around 44 AD. James was in the so-called circle of honor among the apostles with Peter and John and they were privileged to be eyewitnesses of the Transfiguration (Matt 17:1-9).

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  2. Jun 13, 2024 · This apostle James (for there were two) was the brother of John, and a member of Christ’s inner circle of three, along with Peter and John. He proclaimed the gospel after Jesus' resurrection and was the first apostle to be martyred for his faith.

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  3. Origen looked upon it much as he looked upon the Epistle of James, but did not make the "Jude, the brother of James," one of the twelve apostles. Eusebius treats it as he does James, and Luther, followed by many modern conservative scholars (among them Neander), rejects it.

  4. Feb 19, 2013 · James’ death occurs about eleven years after Stephen’s stoning (Acts 7), probably around A.D. 41-42. Agrippa may have been motivated toward this persecution by zealous Pharisees (like Paul) who sought to suppress Jews who taught that Jesus was resurrected from the dead.

  5. There were two Jameses: James the Just (brother of Jesus) who was beaten to death with a fuller’s club; and the other James (brother of John) who was beheaded.

  6. James Zebedees fate is clear in Acts 12:1–3. Sometime in the early 40s he was put to death with a sword by order of King Herod (presumably Herod Agrippa; Herod the Great died in 4 B.C.). Jesus’ prediction as to James Zebedee had come true.

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  8. The two brothers, James and John, were called the sons of thunder by Christ. They seem to have been even tempered men, but there is one story at the end of Luke 9 where they asked Jesus if He wanted them to call down fire from Heaven to consume the unbelieving Samaritans.

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