Person New Testament
Joses
Also known as Joses =ESV, KJV; Joseph =NIV, Joseph =ESV, NIV; Joses =KJV
Joses (or Joseph) was brother of James "the Less" who was an apostle. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Matthew 27:56.
Why it matters. Brother of James "the Less" and son of the "other" Mary
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Joses
Joses, also known as Joseph, was one of the sons of "the other" Mary (Matt 28.1 with Mrk.16.1). He is the brother of James "the Less" (or "the younger" - Mrk.15.40) who is traditionally identified with James the son of Alphaeus, who would therefore be Mary's husband. Thsi may be the same Alphaeus who is the father of Matthew, though this is uncertain. His mother Mary was present at the crucifixion, burial, and discovery of the empty tomb (Mat.27.56; Mrk.15.40, 47).
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.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.