James the lesser apostle biography
James the lesser apostle biography
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Saint James the Less
Hot-headed
Three times James, John, and Peter were invited by Jesus to witness events no one else saw: the raising of the daughter of Jairus from the dead, the transfiguration (Matthew 17:1; Matthew 17:2; Matthew 17:3), and Jesus’ agony in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36; Matthew 26:37).
But James was not above making mistakes.
When a Samaritan village rejected Jesus, he and John wanted to call down fire from heaven upon the place. This earned them the nickname “Boanerges,” or “sons of thunder.”
The mother of James and John also overstepped her bounds, asking Jesus to grant her sons special positions in his kingdom.
Author
According to tradition, he wrote the Epistle of James, preached in Palestine and Egypt, and was crucified in Egypt.
James the lesser apostle biography for kids
James was one of the little-known disciples. Some scholars believe he was the brother of Matthew, the tax collector. James was a man of strong character and one of the fieriest types.
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