You'd think one of these Biblical scholars would take up the argument and explain which of these Jameses is Joseph's son.
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The James ossuary bears the inscription "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus." Following the death of Jesus in A.D. 29, James assumed leadership of the Christian church in Jerusalem until he himself was martyred in A.D. 62. According to biblical accounts, he was one of the first apostles to see Jesus after his resurrection.
He is referred to as the brother of Jesus in both the Bible and in contemporary historical accounts. In Matthew 13:55-56, for instance, Jesus is said to have four brothers and two sisters.
If Jesus is only the son of Mary, not of Joseph, which is what the Bible states, and if James is only the son of Joseph but not of Mary, then they have no blood relationship. In other words, the box inscription counts against both the Roman Catholic cousin theory and the Orthodox theory that they are children of Joseph by prior marriage.
55 "Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas?
If this is a listing of His cousins why isn't John the Baptist mentioned here?