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Rather, evidence points to James the brother or half-brother of Jesus, to whom the resurrected Jesus evidently had made a special appearance, and who was prominent among the disciples.

The writer of the letter of James identifies himself as “ a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ ,” in much the same way as did Jude, who introduced the letter of Jude by calling himself “ a slave of Jesus Christ, but a brother of James .” ( Jas 1: 1 ; Jude 1 ) Furthermore, the salutation of James ’ letter includes the term “ Greetings !” in the same way as did the letter concerning circumcision that was sent to the congregations.

In this latter instance it was apparently Jesus ’ brother James who spoke prominently in the assembly of “ the apostles and the older men ” at Jerusalem .— Adam Clarke, 1821, commentary on 5: 13, 22, 23.