JAMES

name in New Testament of (1) J., s. of Zebedee, bro. of Apostle St. John, and called with him. According to Acts 12:2, Herod Agrippa slew him with the sword. (2) J. ‘the le ,’ s. of Alpheeus, and one of the Apostles. (3) J., ‘brother of the Lord,’ traditionally author of Epistle of J., and first bp. of Jerusalem; one of ‘pillars’ of Church.