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As a consequence of the doctrine of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_virginity perpetual virginity], which does not allow that [[Mother Mary|Mary]] had children after [[Jesus]], Jerome considered that the term "brother" of the Lord should be read "cousin", and concluded that James "the brother of the Lord," ([http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Galatians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Galatians.2C_I Gal.1:19]) is therefore [[Alpheus Twins|James, son of Alphaeus]], one of [[the Twelve Apostles]] of Jesus, as well as James, the son of Mary Cleophas.[5] He is not, however, identified with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Great James the Great]. Some Protestant groups claim the Matthew 1:25 statement that Joseph "knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son" to mean that Joseph and Mary did have normal marital relations after Jesus' birth, and that James, Joses, Jude, and Simon were the biological sons of Mary and Joseph; and, thus, Jesus' half-brothers.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James,_brother_of_Jesus]
As a consequence of the doctrine of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_virginity perpetual virginity], which does not allow that [[Mother Mary|Mary]] had children after [[Jesus]], Jerome considered that the term "brother" of the Lord should be read "cousin", and concluded that James "the brother of the Lord," ([http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Galatians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Galatians.2C_I Gal.1:19]) is therefore [[Alpheus Twins|James, son of Alphaeus]], one of [[the Twelve Apostles]] of Jesus, as well as James, the son of Mary Cleophas.[5] He is not, however, identified with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Great James the Great]. Some Protestant groups claim the Matthew 1:25 statement that Joseph "knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son" to mean that Joseph and Mary did have normal marital relations after Jesus' birth, and that James, Joses, Jude, and Simon were the biological sons of Mary and Joseph; and, thus, Jesus' half-brothers.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James,_brother_of_Jesus]
==See also==
*'''''[[190:2 Jesus' Appearance at Bethany|The Call of James, brother of Jesus]]'''''
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