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*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[James son of Zebedee (sources)]] | |||
*LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:James son of Zebedee (subject)]] | |||
'''James son of Zebedee / James the Elder''' was a follower of [[Jesus of Nazareth]], the brother of [[John]] and one of the [[Twelve Apostles]]. | |||
==Overview== | |||
Little is known about this disciple of [[:Category:Jesus of Nazareth (subject)|Jesus of Nazareth]]. According to the Gospel of Mark and Matthew he was the son of Zebedee and the brother of [[:Category:John (subject)|John]]. He figures in some gospel narratives and in all lists of the [[:Category:Twelve Apostles (subject)|Twelve]]. Acts reports his execution by decapitation under [[Herod Agrippa I]] around 41-44. | |||
James is traditionally called '''James the Elder''' to distinguish him from [[:Category:James son of Alphaeus (subject)|James the Minor]] (=James son of Alphaeus), and [[:Category:James (subject)|James the brother of Jesus]]. | |||
==James son of Zebedee in Scholarship== | |||
==James son of Zebedee in Fiction== | |||
==Related categories== | |||
*[[:Category:Jesus of Nazareth (subject)|Jesus of Nazareth (subject)]] / [[:Category:Twelve Apostles (subject)|Twelve Apostles (subject)]]. | |||
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[[Category:People]] | |||
Revision as of 13:29, 20 October 2011
- ANCIENT SOURCES: see James son of Zebedee (sources)
- LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see Category:James son of Zebedee (subject)
James son of Zebedee / James the Elder was a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, the brother of John and one of the Twelve Apostles.
Overview
Little is known about this disciple of Jesus of Nazareth. According to the Gospel of Mark and Matthew he was the son of Zebedee and the brother of John. He figures in some gospel narratives and in all lists of the Twelve. Acts reports his execution by decapitation under Herod Agrippa I around 41-44.
James is traditionally called James the Elder to distinguish him from James the Minor (=James son of Alphaeus), and James the brother of Jesus.