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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James], the older of the two [[apostle]] sons of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee], whom [[Jesus]] nicknamed " sons of thunder, "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_mark#Chapter_3] was thirty years old when he became an [[apostle]]. He was [[married]], had four [[children]], and lived near his [[parents]] in the outskirts of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]. He was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fisherman], plying his calling in company with his younger [[brother]][ [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_apostles#139:4._JOHN_ZEBEDEE John] and in association with [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_apostles#139:1._ANDREW.2C_THE_FIRST_CHOSEN Andrew] and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_apostles#139:2._SIMON_PETER Simon]. James and his brother [[John, the Apostle|John]] enjoyed the [[advantage]] of having known [[Jesus]] longer than any of the other [[apostles]].

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James], the older of the two [[apostle]] sons of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee], whom [[Jesus]] nicknamed " sons of thunder, "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_mark#Chapter_3] was thirty years old when he became an [[apostle]]. He was [[married]], had four [[children]], and lived near his [[parents]] in the outskirts of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]. He was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fisherman], plying his calling in company with his younger [[brother]][ [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_apostles#139:4._JOHN_ZEBEDEE John] and in association with [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_apostles#139:1._ANDREW.2C_THE_FIRST_CHOSEN Andrew] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_apostles#139:2._SIMON_PETER Simon]. James and his brother [[John, the Apostle|John]] enjoyed the [[advantage]] of having known [[Jesus]] longer than any of the other [[apostles]].

This able [[apostle]] was a temperamental [[contradiction]]; he seemed really to [[possess]] [[two]] [[natures]], both of which were actuated by strong [[feelings]]. He was particularly vehement when his [[indignation]] was once fully aroused. He had a fiery temper when once it was adequately provoked, and when the storm was over, he was always wont to [[justify]] and excuse his anger under the pretense that it was wholly a [[manifestation]] of [[righteous]] [[indignation]]. Except for these periodic upheavals of [[wrath]], James's [[personality]] was much like that of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_apostles#139:1._ANDREW.2C_THE_FIRST_CHOSEN Andrew]. He did not have Andrew's [[discretion]] or [[insight]] into human nature, but he was a much better [[public]] [[speaker]]. Next to [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_apostles#139:2._SIMON_PETER Peter], unless it was [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_apostles#139:7._MATTHEW_LEVI Matthew], James was the best public [[orator]] among the twelve.

This able [[apostle]] was a temperamental [[contradiction]]; he seemed really to [[possess]] [[two]] [[natures]], both of which were actuated by strong [[feelings]]. He was particularly vehement when his [[indignation]] was once fully aroused. He had a fiery temper when once it was adequately provoked, and when the storm was over, he was always wont to [[justify]] and excuse his anger under the pretense that it was wholly a [[manifestation]] of [[righteous]] [[indignation]]. Except for these periodic upheavals of [[wrath]], James's [[personality]] was much like that of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_apostles#139:1._ANDREW.2C_THE_FIRST_CHOSEN Andrew]. He did not have Andrew's [[discretion]] or [[insight]] into human nature, but he was a much better [[public]] [[speaker]]. Next to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_apostles#139:2._SIMON_PETER Peter], unless it was [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_apostles#139:7._MATTHEW_LEVI Matthew], James was the best public [[orator]] among the twelve.

Though James was in no sense [[moody]], he could be [[quiet]] and taciturn one day and a very good talker and [[storyteller]] the next. He usually talked freely with [[Jesus]], but among the twelve, for days at a time he was the [[silent]] man. His one great weakness was these spells of unaccountable [[silence]].

Though James was in no sense [[moody]], he could be [[quiet]] and taciturn one day and a very good talker and [[storyteller]] the next. He usually talked freely with [[Jesus]], but among the twelve, for days at a time he was the [[silent]] man. His one great weakness was these spells of unaccountable [[silence]].

The outstanding feature of James's [[personality]] was his [[ability]] to see all sides of a [[proposition]]. Of all the twelve, he came the nearest to grasping the real import and significance of [[Jesus]]' teaching. He, too, was slow at first to [[comprehend]] [[the Master]]'s [[meaning]], but ere they had finished their [[training]], he had acquired a superior [[concept]] of Jesus' [[message]]. James was able to [[understand]] a wide range of human nature; he got along well with the [[versatile]] [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], the impetuous [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], and his self-contained brother [[John, the Apostle|John]].

The outstanding feature of James's [[personality]] was his [[ability]] to see all sides of a [[proposition]]. Of all the twelve, he came the nearest to grasping the real import and significance of [[Jesus]]' teaching. He, too, was slow at first to [[comprehend]] [[the Master]]'s [[meaning]], but ere they had finished their [[training]], he had acquired a superior [[concept]] of Jesus' [[message]]. James was able to [[understand]] a wide range of human nature; he got along well with the [[versatile]] [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], the impetuous [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], and his self-contained brother [[John, the Apostle|John]].

Though James and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_apostles#139:4._JOHN_ZEBEDEE John] had their troubles trying to [[work]] together, it was [[inspiring]] to observe how well they got along. They did not succeed quite so well as [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], but they did much better than would ordinarily be [[expected]] of two brothers, especially such headstrong and determined brothers. But, [[strange]] as it may seem, these two sons of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] were much more [[tolerant]] of each other than they were of strangers. They had great [[affection]] for one another; they had always been [[happy]] playmates. It was these " sons of thunder "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_3] who wanted to call [[fire]] down from [[heaven]] to destroy the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaritan Samaritans] who presumed to show disrespect for their Master. But the untimely [[death]] of James greatly [[modified]] the vehement [[temperament]] of his younger brother [[John, the Apostle|John]].

Though James and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_apostles#139:4._JOHN_ZEBEDEE John] had their troubles trying to [[work]] together, it was [[inspiring]] to observe how well they got along. They did not succeed quite so well as [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], but they did much better than would ordinarily be [[expected]] of two brothers, especially such headstrong and determined brothers. But, [[strange]] as it may seem, these two sons of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] were much more [[tolerant]] of each other than they were of strangers. They had great [[affection]] for one another; they had always been [[happy]] playmates. It was these " sons of thunder "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_3] who wanted to call [[fire]] down from [[heaven]] to destroy the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaritan Samaritans] who presumed to show disrespect for their Master. But the untimely [[death]] of James greatly [[modified]] the vehement [[temperament]] of his younger brother [[John, the Apostle|John]].

That characteristic of [[Jesus]] which [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Great James] most admired was [[the Master]]'s [[sympathetic]] [[affection]]. [[Jesus]]' [[understanding]] interest in the small and the great, the [[rich]] and the [[poor]], made a great [[appeal]] to him.

That characteristic of [[Jesus]] which [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Great James] most admired was [[the Master]]'s [[sympathetic]] [[affection]]. [[Jesus]]' [[understanding]] interest in the small and the great, the [[rich]] and the [[poor]], made a great [[appeal]] to him.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Great James Zebedee] was a well-[[balance]]d [[thinker]] and [[plan]]ner. Along with [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], he was one of the more level-headed of the apostolic group. He was a [[vigorous]] [[individual]] but was never in a hurry. He was an excellent [[balance]] wheel for [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]].

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Great James Zebedee] was a well-[[balance]]d [[thinker]] and [[plan]]ner. Along with [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], he was one of the more level-headed of the apostolic group. He was a [[vigorous]] [[individual]] but was never in a hurry. He was an excellent [[balance]] wheel for [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]].

He was [[modest]] and undramatic, a daily server, an unpretentious worker, seeking no special reward when he once grasped something of the real [[meaning]] of [[the kingdom]]. And even in the [[story]] about the [[mother]] of James and John, who asked that her sons be granted places on the right hand and the left hand of [[Jesus]][http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_20], it should be [[remembered]] that it was the [[mother]] who made this request. And when they [[signified]] that they were ready to assume such [[responsibilities]], it should be recognized that they were cognizant of the [[dangers]] accompanying [[the Master]]'s supposed revolt against the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_empire Roman power], and that they were also willing to pay the price. When [[Jesus]] asked if they were ready to drink the cup, they replied that they were. And as concerns James, it was [[literally]] true—he did drink the cup with [[the Master]], seeing that he was the first of the [[apostles]] to [[experience]] [[martyrdom]], being early put to [[death]] with the sword by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Agrippa Herod Agrippa]. James was thus the first of the twelve to [[sacrifice]] his life upon the new battle line of [[the kingdom]]. Herod Agrippa feared [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] above all the other [[apostles]]. He was indeed often [[quiet]] and [[silent]], but he was [[brave]] and determined when his [[convictions]] were aroused and challenged.

He was [[modest]] and undramatic, a daily server, an unpretentious worker, seeking no special reward when he once grasped something of the real [[meaning]] of [[the kingdom]]. And even in the [[story]] about the [[mother]] of James and John, who asked that her sons be granted places on the right hand and the left hand of [[Jesus]][https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_20], it should be [[remembered]] that it was the [[mother]] who made this request. And when they [[signified]] that they were ready to assume such [[responsibilities]], it should be recognized that they were cognizant of the [[dangers]] accompanying [[the Master]]'s supposed revolt against the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_empire Roman power], and that they were also willing to pay the price. When [[Jesus]] asked if they were ready to drink the cup, they replied that they were. And as concerns James, it was [[literally]] true—he did drink the cup with [[the Master]], seeing that he was the first of the [[apostles]] to [[experience]] [[martyrdom]], being early put to [[death]] with the sword by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Agrippa Herod Agrippa]. James was thus the first of the twelve to [[sacrifice]] his life upon the new battle line of [[the kingdom]]. Herod Agrippa feared [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] above all the other [[apostles]]. He was indeed often [[quiet]] and [[silent]], but he was [[brave]] and determined when his [[convictions]] were aroused and challenged.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] lived his life to the full, and when the end came, he bore himself with such [[grace]] and [[fortitude]] that even his accuser and informer, who attended his [[trial]] and [[execution]], was so [[touched]] that he rushed away from the scene of James's death to join himself to the [[disciples]] of [[Jesus]].

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] lived his life to the full, and when the end came, he bore himself with such [[grace]] and [[fortitude]] that even his accuser and informer, who attended his [[trial]] and [[execution]], was so [[touched]] that he rushed away from the scene of James's death to join himself to the [[disciples]] of [[Jesus]].