Judas son of James

Definition

Judas son of James was one of Jesus’ twelve apostles. Note that he was not the same man as Judas Iscariot.

• Often in the Bible, men with the same name were distinguished by mentioning whose son they were. Here, Judas was identified as the “son of James.”
• Another man named Judas was Jesus’ brother. He was also known as “Jude.”
• The New Testament book called “Jude” was probably written by Jesus’ brother Judas, since the author identified himself as the “brother of James.” James was another brother of Jesus.
• It is also possible that the book of Jude was written by Jesus’ disciple, Judas, the son of James.

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(See also: James (son of Zebedee), Judas Iscariot, son, the twelve)

Bible References

• Acts 1:12-14
• Luke 6:14-16

Word Data

• Strong’s: G24550