[ravenwolf]

“Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? 56And his sisters, are they not all with us?” Matthew 13

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But it is strange, Jude identified himself as the brother of James, why not the brother of Jesus? could it be because that would not be completely honest? maybe they were only step brothers.

[Salvation]

There are two apostles named James.

James, the brother of John, who were fishermen with Peter and Andrew.

And the James of whom you speak; most people believe he was a cousin of Jesus.

Mary was a perpetual virgin; she and Joseph had no other children.

[RnMomof7]

Jude identifies himself

1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ: 2 Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.

Some say he was too humble to identify with Jesus..could be but .. this was all that the Holy Spirit thought we needed to know ... so let us let God be God