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The Apostle James (the Great) / Saint James the Great

Saint James the Great, the son of Zebedee and Salome, and brother to St. John the Evangelist, was one of the disciples of Jesus. He is called Saint James the Great to distinguish him from the other apostle named James (St. James the Less, or the Just).

The Apostle James was among the first disciples to join Jesus. According to the Gospel of John, the two brothers had been followers of John the Baptist, who first introduced them to Jesus. The Synoptic Gospels say that they were with their father by the seashore when Jesus called them to follow Him. According to Mark, the brothers, James and John, were known as the "Sons of Thunder."

We read in the Acts of the Apostles that King Herod had James executed by sword.

As with the majority of Christ’s Apostles, few books have been written about the Apostle James, and the ones that I can find are no longer in print or in stock. You may be able to find some used copies from an Amazon.com bookseller.

 
 

James, the Apostle of Faith: A Primary Christological Epistle for the Persecuted Church (Paperback), by David P. Scaer
Scaer adeptly demonstrates that the Apostle James was not a theologian of works, and was addressing different issues than the Apostle Paul, who wrote later than James' epistle. Scaer's book is most valuable for its unlocking of a thoroughly Christological reading of the epistle. He carefully demonstrates how the language of James is loaded with theological imagery. Paperback.

 
 

The Miracles of St. James: Translations from the Liber Sancti Jacobi (Paperback), by Thomas F. Coffey (Editor), Linda Kay Davidson (Translator), Maryjane Dunn (Translator)
This book offers the complete text of Book II of the Codex Calixtinus, the twenty-two miracles associated with St. James, including the famous miracle of the hanged boy, who revives when his father returns from his pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. The introduction analyzes the types, places, and recipients of the miracles and discusses the appearances of St. James himself in these stories. This volume also presents chapter 17 of Book I, the Veneranda dies sermon. This is a contemporary description of the necessity, the ways and means, and the dangers of making the Compostela pilgrimage. The author's diatribes against the abuses common on the route give the twentieth-century reader a fascinating view of life on pilgrimage. Introduction, notes, illustrations, bibliography, index. Paperback.

 
 

The Infancy Gospels of James and Thomas: With Introduction, Notes, and Original Text Featuring the New Scholars Version Translation (Scholars Bible) (Scholars Bible) (Paperback), by Ronald F. Hock (Editor)
The infancy gospels reflect the early Christian interest in how Jesus was born and raised. The Infancy Gospel of James narrates the story of Mary, mother of Jesus - her birth, infancy and childhood, up to her pregnancy. The Infancy Gospel of Thomas recounts stories depicting Jesus as a petulant child prodigy. Featuring the acclaimed Scholars Version translation side-by-side with the original Greek texts, this dual language edition makes the infancy gospels readily available and truly accessible for the first time ever. Paperback.