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# 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](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))
(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))
## 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)