Persons Named James In The Bible

PERSONS NAMED  ‘JAMES’  IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

Persons	Scripture	Kinship Mentioned	Year of Death
A)  James the Apostle        (The Greater)	Mk 3:13-19 Acts 12:1-2	Son of Zebedee, Brother of the Apostle John (writer of Gospel)	44 AD
B) James the Apostle       (The Lesser or            The Younger)	Mk 3:18, Mk 15:40 Acts 1:13 Mt 10:3, Lk 6:15	Son of Alphaeus (Clopas in Greek) and Son of Mary (Jesus’Aunt)	62 AD
C) James the Apostle -        Bishop of Jerusalem	Gal 1:18-19 Mk 6:3	‘ Brother’ of Jesus	62 AD
D) James the writer  of      the Epistle of James	James 1:1	“a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ”	Unknown

 - All authorities agree that (A) is not the same person as (B), (C) or (D).
 - Catholic analysis holds that (B) and (C) are the same person.
              Mk 6 and Mk 15 tend to suport this.
 - Protestant analysis hold that (B) and (C) not the same person
              based on the word 'brother' in Gal 6.
 - Both Catholic and Protestant authorities seem to favor (C) and (D) being the same person.
              No biblical citations found that point to this, however.