Apostle Judas – Merry and True

#9 Who were the apostles and who were the brothers of Jesus?

Firstly, ‘Judas son of James’ is always distinguished from Judas Iscariot – this is understandable since Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus. The gospels of Matthew and Mark call ‘Judas son of James’ by his nickname Thaddeus. This is because the name Judas became tarnished by its association to betrayal. The gospel writers do not want usContinue reading “#9 Who were the apostles and who were the brothers of Jesus?”