Person New Testament
James
James, father of Judas who was also know as Thaddaeus, one of the Twelve Apostles chosen by Jesus. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Luke 6:16.
Why it matters. Father of Judas, an Apostles
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About James
James the father of Judas who was usually known as Thaddaeus to distinguish him from Judas Iscariot. He was the father of one of the Twelve Apostles chosen by Jesus, as recorded in Luk.6.15 and Act.1.13. Beyond the name of his son, the Bible provides no further information about his background, ministry, or fate.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.