# Judas the son of James #

## Facts: ##

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 he identifies 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.

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

(See also: [jamessonofzebedee](../other/jamessonofzebedee.md) **·** [judasiscariot](../other/judasiscariot.md) **·** [son](../kt/son.md) **·** [thetwelve](../kt/thetwelve.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [Acts 01:12-14](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/01/12)
* [Luke 06:14-16](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/luk/06/14)