I believe that's why Noel quoted the words "brother of the Lord".  In the original language, "brother" includes relatives such as cousins.  He made no statement insisting James is the blood-brother of Jesus.  He only quoted.

B

Thank you for your reply to me.

You might like to look at the Anchor Bible Dictionary (David Noel Freedman, The Anchor Bible Dictionary, 3:616 (New York: Doubleday, 1996, c1992)).

Three persons bearing the name James are relatively familiar to us from the NT. Fully half of the occurrences refer unquestionably to James the son of Zebedee, one of the twelve disciples chosen by Jesus. Next most frequently referred to, in about a quarter of the occurrences, is James the brother of Jesus, who was to assume the leadership of the early Jerusalem church.   A second disciple named James is mentioned in all four lists of the Twelve, being specified as the son of Alphaeus.   

Incidentally I am surprised you did not refer to St Timothy in Paul’s Letters.  

Please see again the ABD

TIMOTHY (PERSON) [Timotheos (????????)]. A missionary associate, fellow worker, and trusted emissary of Paul over an extended period of time. Timothy is mentioned after Paul in the prescript of various Pauline letters as a cosender of those letters,  Thess 1:1; 2 Cor 1:1; Phil 1:1; Philemon 1; cf. also 2 Thess 1:1; Col 1:1). He is variously identified as “our brother” (1 Thess 3:2; 2 Cor 1:1; Philemon 1), as “fellow worker” (1 Thess 3:2; Rom 16:21), and as Paul’s “beloved and faithful child in the Lord” (1 Cor 4:17; cf. 1 Tim 1:2) who enjoys a special relationship with this apostle (Phil 2:20–22; cf. 1 Tim 1:2, 18; 2 Tim 1:2; 2:1). Many interpreters also see the phrase “apostles of Christ” (1 Thess 2:6) as including Timothy along with Paul (and Silas).

God bless,


NoelFitz.
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In necessariis, unitas; in dubiis, libertas; in omnibus, caritas.
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Noel,

Father Mitch is not my Parish Priest.  So that posting is useless.

My parish priest believes in Poem to be Divine.  So there have fun with
your EWTN useless posts.

I could paste tons of imprimaturs from other Bishops but that wouldn't convince
you because you.  Your loss.  If you read Book 1 you would be crying for days.
And say God how come your are so Loving?  So much Mercy, We are beggars
and do not deserve your Mercy or your Love.  But than again you can't comprehend
this because a saint is beyond your comprehension. They do not think like ordinary
men and women.  They are beyond this realm.


Peace

Here's what a Fr. has to say:

THE INCREDIBLY RANDOM COMPOSITION OF THE POEM :
— A Challenge to Authors —


Fr. Jorge Fuentes—Mexican Salesian priest

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[This article is an offering from Fr. Jorge Fuentes, describing the extraordinary random sequence in which Maria Valtorta received her visions and dictations for The Poem of the Man-God.]


Dear readers, allow me to begin this article with the following question: is there some prestigious writer willing to compose a novel of literary value - of some 250 pages, in 30 chapters - under three conditions: of not being able to map out a sketch or outline before writing it; of not being able to correct any of the written words (apart from typographical errors), and of completing it within a certain time frame.

Let us be optimistic, and let us suppose that such a writer exists, who is interested in the challenge, and who accepts it in exchange for a juicy prize.

Now imagine further, that we surprise the writer with the offer of tripling the promised prize, provided he agrees to a further condition: that he/she writes the 30 chapters of this novel in the following order: first chapter 7, then chapter 25, then chapters 19, 5, 14, 12 and 15, and then the remaining chapters in this order: 6, 26, 18, 12, 2, 30, 17, 23, 4, 21; and 24, 16, 1,13, 9; and 11, 20, 3, 8, 10. 29, 28, 22, 27, so that when finished, there would be a beautiful, coherent and convincing novel. Do you believe that this challenge would be accepted? I dare to think that he/she would say something like this: “no writer will ever be able to successfully produce a readable novel with this new condition, which world be contrary to any human logic”.

Well, dear readers, although it seems incredible, there was already somebody who achieved such a feat! It was a female Italian writer, single, Catholic, who spent the last 27 years of her life, unable to get out of a sick-bed, until the day of her death at age 64 in October 1961. This simple woman recorded visions and dictations received of the lives of Jesus and Mary, in some 90 notebooks - sitting up with her knees bent. The 11,000 pages of her monumental Work took from December 1943 to April 1947. She didn't have at hand any bibliography - other than the Sacred Bible and the Catechism of Saint Pius X. And the marvellous thing was that she completed this without correcting any written word, and without any preparatory outline. Of such a feat there were numerous first-hand witnesses, including her Spiritual Director Father P. Romualdo Migliorini - of the Order of María's Servants – and Marta Diciotti, her live-in companion until the day of her death. Also the original notebooks themselves can be checked, to verify that there aren’t any corrections at all – acting as mute witnesses to this feat.) And the most surprising aspect of all was that this monumental Work doesn't only consist of 30, but 652 chapters!!

Here is the beginning segment of the “lawless” order in which the chapters of this great Work were actually written (some small groups of chapters were written consecutively): 647, 52, 235, 36, 41(first part.), 185, 32, 45, 42, 44, 599 (part.) to 600 (part.), 597, 606 (part.), 609, 612 (part.), 614, 616, 633, 41(part.), 46 to 47, etc., etc. I ask readers this question: who would write chapter 647 first, then chapter 52, then 235, etc., in a literary work? Does this seem madness? However, it was not. Let us see how it happened.

Those chapters were written - in these 90 or so notebooks - without having any assigned number. That is to say, the writer didn't know what chapter number she was writing. The only thing that she added was the date in which each chapter was written. So as the Work was progressing, and she wanted to have them put in a coherent order, it was seen necessary have them typed by Fr. Migliorini in loose leaves, so as not to have to pull out the leaves of the notebooks. Those loose leaves were put together in the order indicated by the Lord, and totalling 652 chapters. And once in order, everyone – even the writer – got to know the real order in which these chapters were really written in the notebooks (see part of that list above) This was, in fact, the true Author's purpose: to surrender this wonderful Work, in such a form - evident for all - that nobody but He could have planned it and written it in that total disorder.

How were the chapters ordered? By a series of simple notes dictated by the Author, such as that which followed the chapter describing of the Crucifixion:

« And now, » says Jesus, « pay attention. I spare you the description of the burial, which was well described last year: on 19th February 1944. So you will use that one, and [Fr. Migliorini} at the end of it will put Mary's lamentation, which I gave on 4th October 1944. Then you will put the new visions you see. They are new parts of the Passion and are to be put very carefully in their places to avoid confusion and gaps. »

This Work, originally in Italian, was written by a great mystic of our time, María Valtorta, whose writings have been eulogized by experts in many disciplines: geographical, geological, archaeological, ethnological, botanical, zoological (all in relation to the Palestine of Jesus' time), besides experts in history, psychology and theology (mentioning the most outstanding). Written with a lucid, vigorous and attractive language, with an interesting captive simplicity for the readers, it has been published by Central Editoriale Valtortiano in 10 volumes.

The first Italian edition is dated 1956–59, and the third and definitive edition, entitled; “The Gospel as it has been Revealed to Me”, is dated 2001. It has been translated and published - starting from the year 1971 - in eight other languages: Spanish, English, French, German, Portuguese, Dutch-flamenco, Korean and Croatian. It is also being published - cumulatively - in seven other languages: Slovakian, Malayan, Japanese, Hungarian, Tamil, Suahili and Russian. And soon, the first volume of this collection will appear in Polish, Chinese, Arabic, Lithuanian and Albanian.

The English translation of the Work was given the name The Poem of the Man-God. It consists of five volumes containing more that 4,000 pages.

In this Work there are hundreds of characters, highlighting those that appear in the gospels, all wrapped within the wonderful plot of Jesus' life. The beauty, depth and astonishing harmony with the Gospels, is in full agreement with the Doctrines of the Church, making it a Work worthy of being well known and diffused for the people of God, and strongly inducing the reader to discover their divine origin. In fact, the writer repeatedly affirmed that she was only the “spokesman”, the instrument through which the “Author” wanted to share with us His life, in order to be able to deepen, over time, the knowledge of both the Person and the Word, contained in the four Gospels.

This Work has received Pope Pius XII’s verbal recommendation for publication, given in a private audience to three Servite priests – Fr. Romualdo M. Migliorini, Fr. Corrado M. Berti, and Fr. Andrea M. Cecchin – on 26th February 1948. It has been, in the life of countless people, a decisive factor on their way to conversion to God. Like a tree, it is known more for its fruits, than for the depth of its roots. The official bulletin of its publishers has given countless testimonies of benefits from this Work. Among these, there have been cardinals and many bishops – at least two of whom have granted “Imprimaturs”, through which the Work is declared free from error in faith and the morals.

There have also been renowned theologians and biblical scholars who have left valuable written testimonies, for this exceptional woman's writings. I mention five of these by way of example: 1) Cardinal Agostino Bea, S.J., who was Rector of the Biblical Institute of Rome and confessor of the Pope Pius XII; 2) Mons. Alfonso Carinci who was Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Rites; 3) Mons. Ugo Lattanzi, professor of the Papal University Lateranense of Rome; 4) Fr. Gabriele María Roschini, O.S.M., Doctor in Philosophy and founder of the theological Ability “Marianum” of Rome, and of the International Magazine “Marianum”; and 5) the Venerable Fr. Gabriele M. Allegra, O.F.M., theologian and bible scholar, being the first to translate the Bible to Chinese, and whose beatification process is under way.
Personally, I don't shelter the smallest doubt that this Work is called to be spread more and more for the whole world, so as to offer - as much to Christian as to non-Christian, and in general to all persons of good will - a deeper understanding of Jesus' life, as well as a strong incentive to live His Word in a more radical way. I pray to God that, in spite of the controversies that are always raised with His authentic Works - even inside His Church - many people will end up knowing, enjoying, and benefiting from this Work. It will be, for them, a source of inexhaustible spiritual wealth, and of interior happiness.

Peace

Noel,

You do not have true Christian beliefs.  Parsay.  I've read all your posts, you darted from here to there,  never proclaiming Jesus Christ, always questioning one after another, this behavior is unstable as St. James writes. You dodge and dart and lean on others.  What is your proclomation?  Who do you believe in?  So far you believe in yourself and your mind.  Even then deep iniside your spirit you're not sure of who is telling
the truth, what is truth and what church is the true church.  I read a post concerning some other religious person who came in and bashed the Church, he was trying to lead people away, you consented with this person.   As far as I could tell he was led by Satan, because ONLY  Satan comes to lead people away from the Truth.

And the funny thing is you're still doing that.  I can see it in you.

As far as your posts you never rely on what Christ has put in you because you have nothing in you of Christ.  That's plain to see.

Amen.  Christ Reigns!  

Ipoich,

You are also not our parish priest. So apparently your postings are useless.  


Your logic is not available.  Thus your words are empty.  And to use my
own logic as you say:  You are not my parish priest and your post is useless.

Peace

Noel,

From your Pontiff regarding education:

The Pontiff also highlighted the importance of the presence of God in the field of education and, referring to a letter he had recently written on this subject to the diocese of Rome, he indicated that professional formation must be accompanied by formation of the heart, by the presence of God. He added that one aspect of cultural formation is to know the Gospel.

Now this statement is written as to not offend the weaker vessels, but even the Pontiff knows at his ripe old age that there is "bad education"
Education must be in the light of God towards Good.  If what someones teaching leads you away from God it is considered being led astray which leads to Satan and this is "Bad" for you.  If your spirit is being lied to this is "bad" for you.  Which leaves one barren and deflated void of Gods wisdom and power, love and light.  

When a person sees only "bad" his education is corrputed.  And the so called education such as general learning about the history of man's conquests from the Roman Empire to Nazis becomes his doctrine and way of life.  He begins or lives like this, a tyrant.  He proclaims according  to what he learned in his life.  His soul is not given over to God, not yet redeemed.  He cannot understand God because his soul has to be regenerated in order to be revived to God or born to God to live in God.

Now in this above statement I can put down as my footnotes, Romans 6,7,8; St. John 3:3-5;  But you have to arrive at this conclusion by the Spirit of God or God.  God has to show you, otherwise you are still indecisive, and probably clinging on to the fact of the realization that
like the doctors of the law who were amazed at Jesus saying you have to be reborn of water and the Holy Spirit in order to enter Heaven, the old adage I'm a Catholic is stoic and doesn't cut the mustard.  Once you've been baptized by water, you than have to go to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.  

As a baby or an infant many good Catholics and some bad ones bring these babies to a priest to be baptized in water only, but notice what Jesus says "you must be born of the Holy Spirit", another words the Holy Spirit has to be given to each.  Until you receive the Spirit you are partially there not fully.  The Sacrament of Baptism is a two part Sacrament, water baptism and then the laying on of the hands of a priest to present the Holy Spirit.  A good meditation is the Joyful mysteries:  I present them one by one to you so you can see how it relates to us.

Annunciation:  Angel comes to Mary.  for us Your angel is leading you to Mary who leads to Christ.  Your angel uses what's available to him, another believer, et something supernatural because God is supernatural.

Visitation:  Mary goes to greet Elizabeth, at the salutation of Mary the babe in the womb leaps for joy and is immediately filled with the Holy Spirit and makes proclomation.  for us when Mary greets us She comes  with the anointing of the Holy Spirit the first gift, She with the Holy Spirit comes to enlighten our inner person the soul and gives us Her Graces which comes from God.  

Birth of Jesus:  She wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger because there was no room in the inn where travelers lodged.
for us She comes to wrap us in Her mantle and lay us in a grotto to learn that the world is dirty grungy and slimy place because Heaven is much much better.

Presentation:  Joseph and Mary followed the Law and brought their little Jesus to a Priest to sprinkle Him with blood to present Him to God.
Actually Mary held Jesus in Her arms Joseph stayed behind Her.
Mary presents us to God through Jesus, She cleans up our souls and makes us ready for God as a gift to God.  The Holy Spirit is at the disposal of Mary just as with Jesus because
She is co-redeemer, A Queen, Jesus is King.

Jesus in the Temple at Jerusalem:  Joseph and Mary return to the Temple after searching for Jesus at every place they could think of but the temple where He was teaching the doctors of the law and they were amazed.  Mary brings us to the Temple of God  2-Since we are the temples of God, she comes to the temple to see if God is there. If not She works to bring God there/back.  She performs the role of co-redeemer along with Jesus, but She does it differently than Jesus.

These are just one instance of what She is to me a general perspective.  I've have a few others which are private.
See I enjoy being in God because Heaven is God and God is everything.

Life is begins and ends with God.
 

Peace