# James (brother of Jesus) #

## Facts: ##

James was a son of Mary and Joseph. He was one of Jesus' younger half-brothers.

* Jesus' other half-brothers were named Joseph, Judas, and Simon.
* During Jesus' lifetime, James and his brothers did not believe that Jesus was the Messiah.
* Later, after Jesus was raised from the dead, James believed in him and became a leader of the church in Jerusalem.
* The New Testament book of James is a letter that James wrote to Christians who had fled to other countries to escape persecution.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))

(See also: [apostle](../kt/apostle.md), [christ](../kt/christ.md), [church](../kt/church.md), [judassonofjames], [[:en:obe:other:persecute](../other/judassonofjames], [[:en:obe:other:persecute.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [Galatians 01:18-20](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gal/01/18)
* [Galatians 02:9-10](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gal/02/09)
* [James 01:1-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jas/01/01)
* [Jude 01:1-2](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jud/01/01)
* [Mark 09:1-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mrk/09/01)
* [Matthew 13:54-56](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/13/54)