Would you like to know more about James, Jesus’s brother by birth (a.k.a. James the Just, not to be confused with James the Apostle, who was among Jesus’s closest disciples, along with Peter and John), who became a historical figure by authoring the Epistle of James in the Bible? He was the least likely disciple to rise to the position he did in the early Church.
Like most of the disciples, he had denied Jesus at the crucifixion and run away. Although he had worked alongside Jesus in their father’s carpentry shop, he never believed what Jesus said about himself: that he was the Messiah and the savior of humankind. Rather, he believed Jesus had a deluded mind. While honest, he needed evidence before he could believe, earning him the moniker “the one who measured everything twice before acting” from Jesus.
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Like most of the disciples, he had denied Jesus at the crucifixion and run away. Although he had worked alongside Jesus in their father’s carpentry shop, he never believed what Jesus said about himself: that he was the Messiah and the savior of humankind. Rather, he believed Jesus had a deluded mind. While honest, he needed evidence before he could believe, earning him the moniker “the one who measured everything twice before acting” from Jesus.
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