{"id":10246,"date":"2007-06-02T21:30:08","date_gmt":"2007-06-03T02:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=10246"},"modified":"2019-09-20T21:39:59","modified_gmt":"2019-09-21T02:39:59","slug":"how-many-james-are-there-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-many-james-are-there-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"How many James are there in the Bible?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>Can you list the different James&#8217;s in the New Testament and the Scriptures where they are found?<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>There is James, the brother of John, the sons of Zebedee (Matthew 4:21).<\/p>\n<p>There is James, the brother of Jude (sometimes called Joses), the sons of Alphaeus (Matthew 10:3).<\/p>\n<p>There is a James who was half-brother to Jesus (Mark 6:3).<\/p>\n<p>There was a James who was the father of Judas (not Judas Iscariot) (Luke 6:16).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Can you list the different James&#8217;s in the New Testament and the Scriptures where they are found? Answer: There is James, the brother of John, the sons of Zebedee (Matthew 4:21). There is James, the brother of Jude (sometimes called Joses), the sons of Alphaeus (Matthew 10:3). 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