| − | '''James''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''יעקב''' ''Ya'aqov'' "holder of the heel") '''the Lesser''' <ref>[http://www.christiananswers.net/bible/mark15.html#40 Mark 15:40]</ref> was the brother of Joses and the son of a woman named Mary.<ref>[http://www.christiananswers.net/bible/mat27.html#56 Matthew 27:56]; [http://www.christiananswers.net/bible/mark16.html#1 Mark 16:1];[http://www.christiananswers.net/bible/luke24.html#10 Luke 24:10])</ref> There are five biblical men named James, and James the Lesser is sometimes identified with James, son of Alphaeus, one of the Twelve Apostles, and is also sometimes identified with [[Saint]] [[James the Just]], although the evidence indicates they are different people. | + | '''James''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''יעקב''' ''Ya'aqov'' "holder of the heel") '''the Lesser''' <ref>[http://www.christiananswers.net/bible/mark15.html#40 Mark 15:40]</ref> was the brother of Joses and the son of a woman named Mary.<ref>[http://www.christiananswers.net/bible/mat27.html#56 Matthew 27:56]; [http://www.christiananswers.net/bible/mark16.html#1 Mark 16:1];[http://www.christiananswers.net/bible/luke24.html#10 Luke 24:10]</ref> There are five biblical men named James, and James the Lesser is sometimes identified with James, son of Alphaeus, one of the Twelve Apostles, and is also sometimes identified with [[Saint]] [[James the Just]], although the evidence indicates they are different people. |