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For the record, what precise wording in Acts 12:2 describes James Zebedee's early death for you, gryan? In Luke-Acts, "James and John" are identified as "the sons of Zebedee" only once (Lk 5:17). In the multiple subsequent mentions of "brothers" named "James"...

What other significant leader named James is there in Lk-Acts (or the NT) who is usually (or, to my knowledge always) identified in relation to his brother named John? It's immethodical to ask a question before answering first, 'And where do you see James Zebedee's early death described in Acts 12....

Well I think pretty clear the writer of Mark considered James Zebedee to be James the pillar. The three pillars are James, John and Peter... I know that is a widely held view (going back to Augustine's commentary on Galatians), but I have come to an alternative view. As I read Mark, the author knew...

Well I think pretty clear the writer of Mark considered James Zebedee to be James the pillar. The three pillars are James, John and Peter... I know that is a widely held view (going back to Augustine's commentary on Galatians), but I have come to an alternative view. As I read Mark, the author knew...

and also on Sat Aug 20, 2022 wrote further on material concerning, James the Less and Judas Bibliography Effecting Identities. James the Less is archived in The History of Joseph the Carpenter and the Gospel of Mark. Descriptors for James the Less of James the lesser/little/minor/younger, etc, were...

James the Less Bibliography Effecting Identities. James the Less is archived in The History of Joseph the Carpenter and the Gospel of Mark. Descriptors for James the Less of James the lesser/little/minor/younger, etc, were not documented in primary Christian sect records; and neither in juxtapositi...

Gospel accounts of phenomena were — as the case may be — not miracles, but deeds accomplished through natural processes. The phenomena as such were demonstrations of forces of nature, powers of which are to be borne out in discoveries by later generations. The given criteria is in line with the mess...

'James son of Zebedee was always identified in relation to his brother, John.' Not so. Superscriptions to the book of the Catholic Epistle of James has early editions initiated in the Syriac, Latin, Greek, Arabic,Coptic etc, identifying incontrovertibly the authorship to James son of Zebedee, the J...

Only one Mary is with Mary Magdalene observing where Jesus was laid, as depicted with, 'Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of Joses, were beholding where he was put',[Mark 15:47] and as depicted with, 'But Mary of Magdala was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the sepulchre',[Matthew 27:61].' Wh...

My reading of John reflects my prior reading of the Jameses of Mark and Galatians: Mark 15:47-16:1 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses (the natural mother of James the less/James the Lord's brother and of Jesus) saw where he was laid. When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the moth...