[SoothingDave]

Dave, this feeble old man has no desire to plough through your convoluted maze.

Of course not. It's only the Bible. Why should we examine it when we are talking about religion?

James, the brother of Jesus was not appointed until after the death of Jesus.

OK. Where is this captured in Scripture?

This James: Acts 15:13: After they finished speaking, James replied, "Brethren, listen to me.

OK. The Apostles are listed in Acts 1. There are two Jameses the "James and John" one and the "son of Alphaeus" one.

In Acts 12 we learn that the "James and John" James is killed. That leaves one James.

What makes you think the James in Acts 15 is some other James and not the one already an Apostle and already introduced in the narrative?

Does that make any sense that a brand new character is introduced without mention?

SD

[Invincibly Ignorant]

OK. Where is this captured in Scripture?

Since you claim not to be a Literalist, you'll be happy to know this can be found in the Psuedoclementines. :-)

[OLD REGGIE]

OK. Where is this captured in Scripture?

The same place the Bodily Assumption of Mary is captured.

Or, by chance, are you one of those so-called Sola Scriptura fundamentalists?

[OLD REGGIE]

Does that make any sense that a brand new character is introduced without mention?

WOW! If the validity of the teaching of the RCC was based on mention in Scripture there would be no RCC.