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James, Son of Alphaeus (Ἰάκωβος, Iakōbos), son of Alphaeus. A disciple listed ninth in the four lists of Jesus’ twelve disciples (Matt 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13). It is possible that James, son of Alphaeus, is the James called the less/younger in Mark 15:40. Regardless of whether he is the James mentioned there, he has often in church history been called “James the Less” to distinguish him from James, son of Zebedee (James “the Great”). He may be a brother of Levi (or Matthew), who is called a son of Alphaeus in Mark 2:14.

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