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# James (brother of Jesus) #
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## Facts: ##
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James was a son of Mary and Joseph. He was one of Jesus' younger half-brothers.
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* Jesus' other half-brothers were named Joseph, Judas, and Simon.
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* 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.
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* 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 ](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names ))
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(See also: [apostle ](../kt/apostle.md ), [Christ ](../kt/christ.md ), [church ](../kt/church.md ), [Judas the son of James ](../other/judassonofjames.md ), [persecute ](../other/persecute.md ))
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## Bible References: ##
* [Galatians 01:18-20 ](en/tn/gal/help/01/18 )
* [Galatians 02:9-10 ](en/tn/gal/help/02/09 )
* [James 01:1-3 ](en/tn/jas/help/01/01 )
* [Jude 01:1-2 ](en/tn/jud/help/01/01 )
* [Mark 09:1-3 ](en/tn/mrk/help/09/01 )
* [Matthew 13:54-56 ](en/tn/mat/help/13/54 )
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