The Book of James
1 James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings. (NASB) There are two prominent people named James in the New Testament. The first was an apostle named James who was a brother of the apostle John who wrote the Gospel of John, 1, 2, and 3 John and book of Revelation. Both James and John were fishermen who worked with the apostle Peter before Jesus called them. Mark 1:19 Peter, James, and John were Jesus' closet friends while He lived on earth, and He poured His life into these three men. They were the first to be called by Jesus to follow Him. They proceeded the other nine. James was the first apostle to die for Jesus in Acts 12:2. After James was put to death, another James became prominent in the Church which was James the Lord's brother (Mark 6:3, Acts 15). Most peop...